The Captain And The Glory by Dave Eggers is published in hardback by Hamish Hamilton, priced £9.

PERSONAL trainer Chloe Madeley has found a fulfilling career as a fitness guru but married life with former rugby player James Haskell has also brought happiness.

HE MAY seem somewhat dour and straight-faced when satirising politicians and celebrities on the long-running panel show Have I Got News For You but Paul Merton is surprisingly cheerful in conversation.

1. When did you think about a career in writing and what were your first steps into it? I wrote my first novel in total secrecy but it was short-listed in a competition in The Times so I was outed.

That Reminds Me by Derek Owusu is published in hardback by #Merky Books, priced £12.

IMAGINE a fairytale where the princess doesn't wear a pink ballgown and sparkling shoes, in a world where a handsome prince doesn't necessarily rescue the beautiful helpless heroine from the tower.

THE cover of Galway man Enda O'Coineen's new memoir Close To The Edge bills it as 'an amazing story of risk-taking in business and adventure', combining tales of his death-defying round-the-world sailing exploits as the first Irishman ever to take part in the legendary Vendée Globe solo yacht race with a forward-facing personal philosophy that's been key to his success as an internationally minded entrepreneur with interests in a variety of sectors including hospitality, publishing, energy and technology.

"NOW the music's gone but they carry on; For their spirit's been bruised, never broken".