Mike Wicks

Since the creation of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901 numerous awards have been established that recognize the work…

Neither plant nor animal; destructive yet essential; edible in some varieties but deadly in others – fungi seem to defy…

‘It’s the most wonderful time of the year’, and as well as the jingle bells, marshmallows and caroling of the…

With a culture rich in myths and storytelling, it is perhaps no surprise that Ireland has had an impact on…

‘My penchant for portraying my dreamlike inner life has rendered everything else inconsequential’: therefore it would seem the best route…

Postscript has rarely been without an Elizabeth David book on its shelves: they have no glossy photos of Mediterranean vegetable…

Friendship, a grand quest, ancient prophecies and magic – almost thirty years since the publication of the first Harry Potter…

The enduring popularity of Jane Austen’s novels has seen each one picked up and reissued by numerous publishers over the…

From reopening cold cases in the light of new evidence, through the careful unravelling of clues, to tense manhunts when…

As co-presenter of the phenomenally successful podcast The Rest is History and author of numerous bestselling histories, Tom Holland can…