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Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan and Sir Ben Kingsley to star in film of Richard Osman detective book

The Pointless star announced the news on his podcast

Evening Standard

007 linked to Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club movie... Licence to grow old and solve murders!

The Thursday Murder Club movie may have just signed up three huge stars for the leads, including a former James Bond!

WhatToWatch

Chris Columbus To Direct Film Adaptation Of 'The Thursday Murder Club'

Amblin's film adaptation of 'The Thursday Murder Club' novel by Richard Osman, directed by Chris Columbus, attracts top-tier actors for lead roles.

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Read all about it! The 27 best new books to get lost in

From Salman Rushdie’s terrifying story of surviving a stabbing to David Nicholls’ latest must-read romantic novel, Saskia Kemsley shares her pick of the best new fiction and non-fiction releases for the summer

Evening Standard

Mat Osman: ‘I wanted to write about a dirty, dangerous, working-class London’

The Suede bassist and author on writing without a safety net, terrifying himself for his next novel and which of the Thursday Murder Club books – by his brother Richard – he likes best

The Guardian - UK

The magic of audiobooks? Deep down, we still long to be read to

An ill-matched narrator can ruin an otherwise rollicking book. But a good one can bring stories to life – and evoke our earliest childhood memories

The Guardian - AU

World Athletics long jump plans will not solve the problem. Here is a better idea

A take-off zone, called an ‘April Fool’s joke’ by Carl Lewis, is a bad idea. But we need jeopardy. Why not make it a knockout?

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The Thursday Murder Club movie: full cast, plot and everything we know

The Thursday Murder Club movie is bringing Richard Osman's best-selling debut novel to the big screen. Here's what we know about the movie right now.

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Richard Osman to publish first novel in new crime series

We Solve Murders introduces a new detective duo – but the author has not abandoned his Thursday Murder Club characters

The Guardian - UK

Keanu and co: how celebrities became bestselling novelists

From Richard Osman and Millie Bobby Brown to the upcoming book by Keanu Reeves, celebrity novels are everywhere. What’s behind the boom? And how do non-famous writers feel about it?

The Guardian - UK

Richard Osman among authors missing royalties amid ongoing cyber-attack on British Library

Writers’ much-needed ‘annual windfall’ of up to £6,600 delayed as library in London struggles to restore crippled systems

The Guardian - UK

Radio and podcasts: Miranda Sawyer’s 10 best listens of 2023

Catherine Carr cut straight to the case with one simple question, a true crime podcast solved a murder, and breakfast radio had never been warmer

The Guardian - UK

Can you beat the authors? Take the bumper books quiz of 2023!

Answer fiendish literary questions from Bernardine Evaristo, Nina Stibbe, Jonathan Coe and more. Plus, spot the 10 books hidden on our festive ice rink

The Guardian - UK

The 20 best podcasts of 2023

From fake porn stars to staggering environmental exposés, it’s been a year of extraordinary audio – not least the ‘poodunnit’. It’s our top pods of the year!

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Murder mystery puzzle book Murdle tops UK Christmas bestseller chart

GT Karber’s book of challenges beats Richard Osman’s The Last Devil to Die and Guinness World Records to top spot

Evening Standard

Best detective book series to get lost in gripping mysteries

Ravenous mysteries and mind-boggling motives

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: The Rest Is Entertainment; History for You With Douglas and Hugh and more

Dream duo Richard Osman and Marina Hyde take aim at Farage et al; history boys get a satirical ribbing; the psychology of greed; and a hard look at the Labour party, from Corbyn to Starmer

The Guardian - UK

Best podcasts of the week: Marina Hyde and Richard Osman take on pop culture

In this week’s newsletter: The Guardian columnist and the presenter turned author unite for The Rest Is Entertainment. Plus: five of the best podcasts with unlikely host pairings

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Britney Spears memoir helping drive UK book market growth, says WH Smith

Singer’s tell-all book and Richard Osman’s latest crime novel boosting pre-Christmas sales, says retailer

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Dagger awards adds categories for ‘cosy crime’ and psychological thrillers

The annual Crime Writers’ Association awards wanted to acknowledge the changing tastes of readers ‘looking for the next thrill, the next murderous innovation’

The Guardian - UK

WH Smith launches buy-back scheme for secondhand books

Customers will be able to trade their used books for a voucher to spend in store or online – but industry figures warn the scheme may be ‘too good to be true’

Evening Standard

Why are so many celebrities writing novels?

Full-time authors have critcised big names crowding the shelves

The Guardian - UK

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

Everybody Knows by Jordan Harper; The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman; You’d Look Better as a Ghost by Joanna Wallace; The Winter List by SG MacLean; Tell Me Your Secrets by Mel McGrath

The Guardian - UK

Stranded leaders, kissed princes and a dog on a bridge – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Independent UK

‘You’re welcome’: Dawn French playfully accuses Richard Osman of ‘imitating’ her book cover

Former ‘Pointless’ star Osman has since responded to ‘Vicar of Dibley’ actor’s claim

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