Jared Leto had NO IDEA about the coronavirus pandemic after spending 12 days in the desert with no phone: ‘A very different world’ By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 07:21 GMT, 17 March 2020 | Updated: 07:21 GMT, 17 March 2020 He nearly died earlier this month after his safety rope almost snapped while he … Read more
MEMOIR THINGS I LEARNED FROM FALLING by Claire Nelson (Octopus £12.99, 272 pp) Dehydration is a God-awful business,’ says Claire Nelson. ‘Over time, your tongue becomes increasingly dry and scratchy, thickening like a wool mitten. My lips stuck to my gums like Velcro. ‘From there, you feel it in your head; a slowly increasing pressure … Read more
WHAT BOOK would TV presenter Timmy Mallett take to a desert island? Timmy Mallett would take The Secret Footballer series to a desert island The TV presenter said Hillary Clinton’s political memoir left him cold He said Cider With Rosie by Laurie Lee gave him the reading bug By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:02 GMT, 12 March 2020 … Read more
The mysterious beauty of the Mojave Desert has been captured in a series of stunning, yet haunting images. The pictures have been taken over 16 years by photographer Zach Bradley, who grew up in the 25,000-square-mile desert. He has discovered abandoned cars, empty house and eerie cemeteries while exploring the harsh environment. The 35-year-old, who … Read more
WHAT BOOK would novelist Sebastian Barry take to a desert island? Sebastian Barry would take Collected Poems of Jack Gilbert on a desert island The Costa-winning novelist said Sir Philip Sidney’s The Old Arcadia left him cold He said he has no memory of being able to read until he was around eight By Daily … Read more
WHAT BOOK would children’s and Gothic novelist Michelle Paver take to a desert island? Michelle Paver is currently reading Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting Of Hill House She would take SAS Survival Handbook by John Wiseman to a desert island The novelist revealed My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante left her cold By Daily Mail Reporter … Read more
WHAT BOOK would Eoin Colfer take to a desert island? Irish author Eoin Colfer is currently reading The Second Sleep, by Robert Harris He would take the Mortdecai trilogy by Kyril Bonfiglioli to a desert island Stig Of The Dump by Clive King first got him reading while he was in bed with flu By Daily Mail Reporter … Read more
The search for life on other planets has captivated mankind for decades. But the reality could be a little less like the Hollywood blockbusters, scientists have revealed. They say if there was life on the red planet, it probably will present itself as fossilized bacteria – and have proposed a new way to look for … Read more
WHAT BOOK would Booker-shortlisted author Lucy Ellmann take to a desert island? Lucy Ellmann recently read Your Duck Is My Duck by Deborah Eisenberg She would take a volume of Jane Austen’s complete works to a desert island Author says most non-fiction books have left her cold, except Virginia Woolf’s By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:00 … Read more
WHAT BOOK would Jess Kidd take to a desert island? By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:01 GMT, 9 January 2020 | Updated: 22:42 GMT, 9 January 2020 … are you reading now? I have two books on the go. The first is a proof by the Irish writer Ruth Gilligan called The Butchers (coming out … Read more