Top 10 books about high-tech
From histories of world-conquering innovations to fiction that explores their dark side, a leading chronicler of this giddying world chooses the best guides
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Winnie-the-Pooh heads to V&A for big winter exhibition
Victoria and Albert museum to stage first big show about Winnie-the-Pooh, targeting families with young children
Cher, Louis Theroux, Edna O’Brien: the new books announced at Frankfurt book fair
After an opening ceremony hosted by Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron, the annual publishing event got underway, with novels and starry memoirs snapped up for big sums. So what will we be reading in 2018?
Kindle Oasis: Amazon finally launches a water resistant e-reader
Premium device switches between ebooks and audiobooks and comes with Bluetooth, longer battery life and aluminium design to tempt readers
Hollywood memorabilia: Vivien Leigh’s collection is to be put up for auction
Hundreds of items owned by the star of Gone with the Wind will be offered by Sotheby’s in London on 26 September. Hollywood icon and incandescent star of one of the most beloved films of all time, Vivien Leigh (1913- 1967) captured hearts and minds with her fiery, luminous performance as Scarlett O’Hara in Gone … Read more
Take the kids to … National Motor Museum, Beaulieu
From Del Boy’s three-wheeler and Harry Potter’s Flying Ford Anglia to crazy Top Gear contraptions, this museum in the New Forest has tankfuls of va-va-voom