Jennifer Platt Sunday Times books editor

Jennifer Platt is the books editor at the Sunday Times.

Jennifer Platt Sunday Times books editor
A boiling Bunny

This is a nightmare of book, in the most pleasant way if you enjoy a good horror, writes Jennifer Platt

Jennifer Platt Sunday Times books editor
When your father is the monster

In this harrowing memoir, Caroline Darian details the effect of her father’s crimes on the family, his systematic abuse of her mother, and her ...

Jennifer Platt Sunday Times books editor
Another year of mystery and mayhem

If murder mysteries are your thing, there's plenty of reading ahead of you

Jennifer Platt Sunday Times books editor
If you want to write with power keep things vital, says Patricia Cornwell

From flying helicopters to stumbling onto secret Roswell information, Patricia Cornwell believes in staying vital, Jennifer Platt discovers

Jennifer Platt Sunday Times books editor
Q&A | Simply magical reads with Trevor Noah

Jennifer Platt chats to Trevor Noah about his latest book 'Into the Uncut Grass', a tale for all ages tht captures the essence of imagination

Jennifer Platt Sunday Times books editor
Sunday Times Literary Awards shortlist 2024

On Thursday 31 October the winner of the Sunday Times Literary Awards will be announced and we thought we would republish the shortlist as a ...

Jennifer Platt Sunday Times books editor
Sunday Times Literary Awards shortlist | Jonny Steinberg on ‘Winnie and Nelson’

As I began the research on what I thought would be a biography of Nelson Mandela, I discovered that the longer he remained a prisoner, the more he ...

Jennifer Platt Sunday Times books editor
Sunday Times Literary Awards celebrate both fact and fiction

‘The Bitterness of Olives’ by Andrew Brown has been shortlisted for the fiction award, while ‘Place’ by Justin Fox is in the running for the ...

Jennifer Platt Sunday Times books editor
Sunday Times Literary Awards finalists named

In proud partnership with Exclusive Books, this year marks the 34th anniversary of the non-fiction award and the 23rd year of the fiction prize.

Jennifer Platt Sunday Times books editor
The 2024 Sunday Times Literary Awards shortlist

In proud partnership with Exclusive Books, this year marks the 34th anniversary of the non-fiction award and 23rd anniversary of the fiction prize.