You could say Richard Osman is the host with the most. The Essex native first made his mark as a TV presenter on BBC staples such as Pointless, Two Tribes, and his own Richard Osman’s House of Games. He later launched the hit podcast The Rest Is Entertainment, which he co-hosts with Marina Hyde. Known for his attention to detail and knack for drawing in guests, Osman brings that same flair to his Thursday Murder Club series—cozy whodunits set in a retirement community and packed with enough twists to keep readers hooked through five installments (though the real mystery is how he manages it all!). The first book is now getting the Hollywood treatment, with Pierce Brosnan, Helen Mirren, Ben Kingsley, and Celia Imrie leading the cast. To celebrate the film’s release, Osman shares his key components to the good life. —Carolina de Armas
Airline: Anything with legroom and peanuts.
Airport: Reykjavík.
Alibi: If you have an identical twin, you can pretty much do anything you like. Steal anything. Murder anyone. Identical triplets are even better.
App: Balatro. Don’t even look it up—you won’t get any work done for the next year.
Bag: I wish I understood things like bags. Sometimes I’ll look at a bag on Air Mail and try to appreciate what I’m seeing, but it passes me by. Which means at least I get to save $1,499 every now and again.
