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This week, the first season of “Reading Between The Lines”, our story podcast in association with the Oddfellows, comes to a close with a light-hearted ghost story. As you might expect, “My Connemara Ghost” — first published in 1910, and attributed to an author known only as J.E.M. — is perfectly fine for the faint of heart. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty to talk about, from the way the author expertly sets the scene and builds atmosphere, to the dangers of owning cats. The story is probably the shortest we’ve read. But it manages to do a great deal of character bu...

We round up some of our favourite books with film adaptations. Do you prefer, settling down with a good novel or seeing it on the big screen?

In the next instalment of our Behind The Scenes series, Fiction Team's Abbie gives us a glimpse into a typical week for her . . .

Fiction may be what we’re famous for here at “The People’s Friend”, but that doesn’t mean our shelves don’t feature their fair share of non-fiction books, too! If you’re looking for your next factual, informative, historical or political read, we’ve gathered up some of our favourites for you below. Photograph by Iain McDonald. “Cold”, by Sir Ranulph Fiennes We had the pleasure of meeting Sir Ranulph when he visited the “Friend” office a couple of years ago. Hearing his self-deprecating, dry wit added something new to the experience of reading this book, which documente...

The latest episode of “Reading Between The Lines”, our story podcast, features a story called “Love And Pride”. Written by an author named Rachel Monroe all the way back in 1927, it’s a society story with a strong moral tone to it. Have a listen to a snippet of our conversation below:   While we’ve uncovered plenty of gems for the podcast, it’s clear that some of the stories haven’t aged terribly well. But that’s not to say that they weren’t popular or well-received in their day. Nor is it the case that they can be considered “badly written” per se. It could be, as wi...