Victoria was the railway queen: the first British monarch to board a train when she departed Slough for Paddington in 1842. Her final journey was the funeral train from Paddington to her Windsor tomb: ...

This week's Notable Releases include Garbage, Bruiser Wolf, Matt Berninger, Aesop Rock, Miley Cyrus, and more.

The author on continuing his father's George Smiley series, childhood with his 'fun' dad, and discovering the truth about his ...