10 BOOK MARKS

A LIFE LESS ORDINARY

Edinburgh-based Maggie O’Farrell will in August publish her first non-fiction book. I Am, I Am, I Am: 17 Brushes with Death will feature her own near-death experiences.

DEL BOY’S SECRETS

Sir David Jason will give his unique take on the characters he has played in a new book to be published by Century in October, called My Lives.

TOTO RECALL

X-Factor presenter Dermot O’Leary has written his first children’s book. Toto The Ninja Cat will be published by Hodder.

FESTIVE CRACKER

Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain is working on her next children’s cookbook, Bake Me A Festive Story.

AN AMERICAN LIFE

Rapper Jay Z is making a film about Trayvon Martin, the unarmed teenager shot dead by George Zimmerman. It’s based on the books Suspicion Nation and Rest in Power.

MERRY PERRY

The Essex Serpent author Sarah Perry is on the shortlist for the £30k International Dylan Thomas Prize which honours work by writers under the age of 39.

UNIVERSAL TRUTHS

A book exploring everything we don’t know about the universe, accompanied by hundreds of hilarious cartoons, will be published in May by John Murray. We Have No Idea is written by Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson.

MR AND MRS

Simon & Schuster has revealed that author RJ Bailey is in reality husband and wife writing team Robert and Deborah Ryan.

BEHIND THE HEADLINES

BBC Newsnight presenter Evan Davis has penned a book lifting the lid on spin. Post-Truth is published by Little, Brown.

HAPPY BICENTENARY

HarperCollins, the publisher who brought to readers great authors like Mark Twain, JRR Tolkien, CS Lewis, Agatha Christie and Doris Lessing is celebrating 200 years in the book trade.