Nov 26 2010

'The Sounds of Crime' is not, alas, a comprehensive sound-effects facility (Eeeek! Aaaargh! Crunch! Plop!) but a collection of short stories produced by...

Sep 22 2010

Los Angeles-born bestselling novelist James Ellroy published his first book, 'Brown's Requiem', in 1981. Since then he has published an autobiography, and...

Sep 15 2010

Find the best book clubs in London with Time Out London

Sep 14 2010

Ever since he pensioned off his harem of women (yes, he really used to have one of those) and kicked his crack habit (he had one of those, too) in the '90s,...

Sep 8 2010

I love books. I hate them. I enjoy finishing them. I feel pretty cool about abandoning them halfway. I am open-minded. Most of my books are by Anglophone...

Aug 18 2010

For your romantic hotel suite in the South of France… 'The Last Letter from Your Lover' by Jojo Moyes (Hodder, £12.99) Jojo Moyes has a reputation for...

Aug 18 2010

My first night in with the Kindle was short and not sweet. I'd downloaded some erotic fiction by a Spanish author hoping - along Ballardian lines - that the...

Nov 25 2009

In 1991, Canadian novelist Douglas Coupland's first novel, 'Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture', provided the title for a loose global...

Nov 25 2009

'Freakonomics', a collaboration between economist Steven Levitt and New York Times journalist Stephen J Dubner published in 2005, was an unlikely bestseller...

Oct 15 2009

Find out about the venues hosting storytelling nights in London - Time Out London

Feb 24 2009

Get All The Latest Book And Audiobook Reviews With Time Out London Books And Download Clips

Feb 3 2009

Find London's best bookshops for secondhand and new books with Time Out London, your online guide to shopping in the capital

Jan 27 2009

The Southbank Centre’s excellent annual book and literature festival for children, with performances, workshop, author readings and other book-related...