Boris Johnson has quit his lucrative newspaper column, and a commission to write a book on Shakespeare has been put on hold.

FORMER police detective Bill Hodges, now a private investigator, knows time is running out. 

THE king of suspense is back and he’s done it again. 

THE title of this novel appears generic and forgettable and almost indistinguishable from hundreds of others in the same field. 

THIS is the latest outing for what must be the most off-beat characters in crime fiction — DC Simon Waterhouse and his wife Sergeant Charlie Zailer.

All the latest sports book news, including a profile of Patrick McCarry’s book The New Breed – Irish Rugby’s Professional Era

Talking publishing, writing, selling and reading in our sports book round-up.

With more than 50 novels under his belt, it’s admirable King still writes his own books, unlike some big authors whose names have been turned into brands.

Real secret of Bletchley were the girls who worked there, writes Hannah Stephenson.

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Billed as “essential reading for anyone who wants to know what makes a great leader”, this study of the great leader will do nothing to stem the belief that London’s mayor sees himself as a future prime minister.

Sophie Hannah

John Connolly

Former The Only Way Is Essex star Joey Essex, who famously admitted to being unable to blow his nose or tell the time, is to share his life and thoughts in a memoir.

A look at the latest books to hit the shelves.

The Kill Room

A Farewell To Arms: The Special Edition

John Connolly and Declan Burke convinced great writers to write about their favourite mystery novels. Val Nolan is impressed

Sweet Tooth

Tigers In Red Weather

XO

In One Person

The Light Between Oceans

The Wind Through The Keyhole

How Is The Internet Changing The Way You Think?

The Soldier’s Wife

The Thread, Victoria Hislop

Landfall

The Burning Soul

The Uncoupling. Meg Wolitzer Chatto & Windus; £12.99

Newly published this week

The Whisperers

Sara Paretsky

THE wildlife cameraman, Simon King, has been in many a tight situation.

Leona Lewis has signed a deal to release her autobiography - at the age of 23.

Leona Lewis has signed a book deal to tell her story for the first time – from a pizza waitress to an 'X Factor' winner and global star.

British actor Simon Pegg has signed a reported $1.8m (€1.3m) deal to pen his memoirs.

Doctor Who star Billie Piper has signed a six-figure deal to write her autobiography, it was announced today.

AUTHOR and businessman Bill Cullen aims to write himself into history.

AWARD-winning author, broadcaster and humorist Pete McCarthy, whose travel book McCarthy’s Bar was an international bestseller, has died in England.