Has Michael Howard had time to re-read Brideshead Revisited recently? Whatever, that’s his choice for the Wall of Fame at Cardinal Wiseman school in the London borough of Greenford. More than 130 big names have sent in recommended reads to display at the school’s book festival from today.
Chief inspector David Bell and mayor of London Ken Livingstone agree on George Orwell’s 1984. Fans of Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time include Ian Hislop, Adam Hart-Davis, Sarah Waters and Newsround presenter Ellie Crisell. Mr Haddon himself likes Bleak House. But where does he get his pizzas from?