I have been interviewed on the wonderful My Marilyn podcast, regarding my new novel, The Mmm Girl. I’ve added a link with details of how to listen, and you will hear my distinctive London accent at 15:48 minutes into the latest show! Listen
Archive for March, 2008
Interviewed on My Marilyn podcast
Posted in Books, Interviews, Marilyn Monroe, The Mmm Girl, Updates, tagged Marilyn Monroe, Podcasts, Tara Hanks, The Mmm Girl on March 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Lancashire Witch Conspiracy
Posted in Books, History, Witchcraft, tagged Lancashire Witches, Pendle Witches on March 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Lancashire Witch Conspiracy is a remarkable new book by John A. Clayton, focusing on the Pendle Witch Trials of 1612. He has undertaken extensive research to achieve what seemed impossible, bringing valuable new evidence to light. It was the largest witch trial in England at that time, surpassed only by Matthew Hopkins’ reign of [...]
Richard Widmark (1914 – 2008)
Posted in Film, Marilyn Monroe, tagged Anne Bancroft, Don't Bother To Knock, Film Noir, Marilyn Monroe, Richard Widmark on March 27, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Veteran Hollywood actor Richard Widmark has died aged 93. A former teacher, he found fame playing the bad guy in Kiss Of Death, and went on to appear in classics of the ‘film noir’ genre such as Pickup On South Street, Judgement At Nuremberg, and Don’t Bother To Knock with Marilyn Monroe.
Salt And Vinegar
Posted in Books, Brighton, tagged Brighton, Life Writing on March 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In the mid-1990s I attended a writers’ workshop at Brighton Unemployed Centre. Each Thursday morning, a group of about ten would meet in a basement room. Just outside was a washing machine and dryer, and above us a dance class was usually in progress.
Lois The Witch
Posted in Books, Fiction, History, Witchcraft, tagged Elizabeth Gaskell, Gothic, Salem, Victorian, Witch on March 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I studied Elizabeth Gaskell’s North And South for my English Literature A Level, without much enthusiasm. Nearly 20 years later, I’ve taken a look at Mrs Gaskell’s other work. She also wrote a number of short stories in the gothic genre, seemingly a world away from her more familiar social realism.
Madonna enters Rock’s Hall of Fame
Posted in Madonna, Music, tagged Madonna, Rock 'n' Roll Hall Of Fame on March 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Later this month, Madonna will be inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame. Her first reaction was one of ambivalence – wondering if she was now a ‘musical dinosaur’. She then began to reflect on her remarkable career. ‘It’s 25 years of writing, producing and recording,’ she says. ‘That’s a long time to [...]
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