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Best books of 2025: our experts share their picks

The end of the year means holiday celebrations, summer breaks … and for us, one important thing: best books lists. We asked 35 expert readers for their favourite picks, ranging from novelists to anthropologists, scientists to criminologists – and experts in politics, publishing and philosophy. The only rule? The book…

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Richard Osman jokingly calls Jeremy Clarkson a 'coward' as he weighs in on TV star's upcoming book

Clarkson’s new release, Diddly Squat: The Farmer’s Dog, hits shelves this week, following the success of his bestselling Diddly Squat series about life on his Oxfordshire farm

Evening Standard

The fart that could save TV! Why Celebrity Traitors is all about Alan Carr v Celia Imrie

From Carr mocking Imrie for her gas to them cracking each other up at the round table, the duo are an absolute hoot. But they’re not just going head to head for best contestant – they’re making terrestrial TV great again

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Queen meets Peter Rabbit as she wishes reading charity ‘happy 100th birthday’

Camilla met authors and supporters of BookTrust including the charity’s president Sir Michael Morpurgo, Richard Osman and Dame Floella Benjamin.

Evening Standard

Thursday Murder Club’s Richard Osman claims he turned down Celebrity Traitors

Osman also went on to say that he would ‘definitely not’ appear on the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing.

Evening Standard

Slow Horses author Mick Herron says he knows how Jackson Lamb dies

The writer knows ‘how, why, when and where’ Gary Oldman’s cantankerous intelligence officer meets his end – a fate he figured out ‘relatively recently’

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Richard Osman says wife was ‘in tears’ after reading next Thursday Murder Club

His wife, actress Ingrid Oliver, appears in The Thursday Murder Club film as Joyce’s daughter, Joanna Meadowcroft.

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Queen Camilla jokes that aristocrat should ‘re-enact’ Pride and Prejudice lake scene

“Maybe, William, we can persuade you to re-enact the scene here to add to the excitement of the day?” the Queen said

The Independent UK

Queen jokes about Pride And Prejudice lake scene during literary festival

Camilla attended a reception at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire, alongside writers and actors.

Evening Standard

Richard Osman reveals new Thursday Murder Club book has a racy nod to movie adaptation

Pierce Brosnan referenced in 'The Impossible Fortune'

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Post your questions for Richard Osman and Mick Herron

The bestselling authors of The Thursday Murder Club and the Slough House series will take on your questions

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Richard Osman says societies around the world ‘treat older people terribly’

Author is known for ‘The Thursday Murder Club’ series, focusing on a group of crime-solving retirees

The Independent UK

Thank You For The Thursday Murder Club Movie, Netflix. Now Can We Please Get A Sequel (For A Few Reasons)?

More cake, more tea, more murder mysteries, please

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I Found The Thursday Murder Club Movie To Be Pretty Close To The Book, But There's One Thing I Really Wish The Adaptation Had

Here's what the book has over the movie.

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Netflix's latest no.1 sees sudden ratings rise – I can see why it splits opinion

I loved The Thursday Murder Club, but clearly it's not for everyone

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The Thursday Murder Club: everything is eclipsed by the cakes in this sanitised Netflix adaptation

In his essay Decline of the English Murder, the writer George Orwell evokes the pleasure to be had in reading about killing. After a good meal (including pudding), you are in the mood to read: “the sofa cushions are soft underneath you, the fire is well alight, the air is…

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The Joyce from the book is completely missing in The Thursday Murder Club movie

And why is Coopers Chase like Downton?!

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Pierce Brosnan thrilled to keep working in his 70s

Pierce Brosnan, 72, isn't worried about his advancing years and thinks it is "wonderful" to still be working.

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Over-the-top melodrama, a platonic rom-com and retirement village murders: what to watch in September

With September comes spring: flowering trees, warmer weather, longer days. But just as it felt like spring had sprung, a new cold front came over much of south east Australia.

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Netflix's newest No. 1 movie is a charming, star-studded crime comedy — and it's perfect for 'Knives Out' fans

"The Thursday Murder Club" is a breezy crime caper that's perfect for a holiday weekend, and it's already shot to the No. 1 spot on Netflix's charts.

The Independent UK

Pierce Brosnan: ‘A seventysomething Bond? They know where to find me’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: The Irish star, who cut a suave figure as the 007 of the new millennium, has traded spy gadgets for OAP crime-solving in ‘The Thursday Murder Club’. He speaks to Patrick Smith about getting older, the importance of political protest, and the truth behind his confusing ‘MobLand’…

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7 top new movies and shows to stream this weekend on Prime Video, Netflix and more (Aug. 29–31)

'The Thursday Murder Club,' 'Upload' and 'Thunderbolts' lead our Labor Day weekend watch list

The Independent UK

The Thursday Murder Club is now on Netflix – here’s how to read the books in order

‘The Impossible Fortune’ is available to pre-order ahead of its release on 25 September

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Original Harry Potter director Chris Columbus on reboot HBO series: ‘What’s the point?’

"It’s all going to be the same.” Chris Columbus has shared his views on the controversial Harry Potter TV series adaptation, questioning the need to replicate the original films. The new show will hit small screens in 2027.

Evening Standard

Richard Osman reveals the only celebrity guest at The Thursday Murder Club premiere

Plus what went on in London this week, from bumps of caviar to Brian Cox’s bizarre TV show

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