The Round House is the latest novel by one of my favourite American authors, Louise Erdrich. You can read my review at For Books’ Sake.
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The Round House
Posted in Books, Fiction, tagged Crime Fiction, For Books' Sake, Louise Erdrich, Native American Literature, The Round House on May 21, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
The Other Woman: Assia Wevill
Posted in Books, Poetry, tagged Assia Wevill, For Books' Sake, Sylvia Plath on May 15, 2013 | 1 Comment »
Assia Wevill, born on this day in 1927, is perhaps best-known as the woman who came between the most celebrated literary couple of the twentieth century, Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes. I explore her extraordinary life – and tragic death – over at For Books’ Sake.
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Fifty Years Ago: Profumo Resigns
Posted in Books, History, Profumo Affair, Wicked Baby, tagged Christine Keeler, John Profumo, Profumo Affair, Wicked Baby on May 12, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
John Profumo, Secretary for War, resigned on May 5th, 1963, after admitting he lied about his affair with Christine Keeler. Here’s how it unfolded, from my novella, Wicked Baby: (more…)
The Book of Fate
Posted in Books, Fiction, tagged For Books' Sake, Iran, Parinoush Saniee, The Book of Fate on April 12, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
My review of The Book of Fate - the spellbinding first novel from Iranian author Parinoush Saniee – is posted today at For Books Sake.
Reading With Marilyn
Posted in Books, Marilyn Monroe, Updates, tagged Dan Colman, ES Updates, Marilyn Monroe, Marilyn's Library, Open Culture on March 27, 2013 | 2 Comments »
Ed Feingersh, 1955
A few years ago, I made a list of all the books owned or read by Marilyn Monroe (some 436 at last count) for my sister blog, ES Updates. At the time, I wondered if anyone else would be interested.
In recent weeks, my list has been picked up by the New Yorker, Yahoo, and many other websites, after first being spotted by Dan Colman over at Open Culture.
I’m glad to have played a small part in widening public knowledge of Marilyn, and hope that more people will now discover that for her, reading was much more than an intellectual pose.
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50 Years Ago: Profumo’s Denial
Posted in Books, Fiction, History, Profumo Affair, tagged Christine Keeler, John Profumo, Profumo Affair, Tara Hanks, Valerie Hobson, Wicked Baby on March 22, 2013 | 3 Comments »
The Profumos
An extract from Wicked Baby, my novella about the Profumo Affair. (more…)
Bookish Birthdays: Edna St. Vincent Millay
Posted in Books, Poetry, tagged Edna St. Vincent Millay, For Books' Sake on February 22, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
My tribute to American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, born on this day in 1892, is published at For Books’ Sake.
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A Treacherous Likeness
Posted in Books, Fiction, History, tagged A Treacherous Likeness, Claire Clairmont, For Books' Sake, Lynn Shepherd, Mary Shelley, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Romantic Poets, Victorian Crime Fiction on February 18, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
My review of A Treacherous Likeness, Lynn Shepherd‘s historical crime novel investigating the dark secrets of the Romantic Poets – Shelley, Mary et al – is published today at For Books’ Sake.
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Bookish Birthdays: Gypsy Rose Lee
Posted in Books, Fiction, Film, History, Non-Fiction, tagged Burlesque, For Books' Sake, Gypsy, Gypsy Rose Lee, Mother Finds a Body, Striptease, The G-String Murders on January 9, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
My tribute to Gypsy Rose Lee, queen of burlesque, best-selling author and ‘striptease intellectual’, is published today at For Books’ Sake.
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Best Books of 2012
Posted in Art and Photography, Books, Fiction, Marilyn Monroe, Non-Fiction, Witchcraft, tagged Adam Braver, Christine Middleton, Dark Places, Elif Shafak, Ferragamo, Gil Adamson, Gillian Flynn, Honour, Kate Grenville, Lancashire Witches, Livi Michael, Malkin Child, Marilyn Monroe, Marilyn Monroe: Private And Undisclosed, Michelle Morgan, Misfit, Pendle Witches, Sarah Thornhill, Sofka Zinovieff, Stefania Ricci, The House on Paradise Street, The Outlander, The Witch & Her Soul on December 20, 2012 | 2 Comments »
My ten favourite reads of 2012, including new fiction; books commemorating the 50th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe’s death, and the 400th anniversary of the Pendle witch trials; and some previously published books that I’ve just caught up with.
I had never read Kate Grenville’s work before, but Sarah Thornhill (and its predecessor, The Secret River) really evokes the stark beauty of the outback, contrasted with the tumult of the early settlers. (more…)
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