My review of The Book of Fate - the spellbinding first novel from Iranian author Parinoush Saniee – is posted today at For Books Sake.
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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 »
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…)
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…)
Bookish Birthdays: Donna Tartt
Posted in Books, Fiction, tagged Donna Tartt, For Books' Sake on December 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Donna Tartt, author of The Secret History and The Little Friend, is one of the most talented (and elusive) novelists of our time. As she prepares to celebrate her birthday on December 23rd, read my tribute over at For Books’ Sake.
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My 3 Favourite: Books About Travellers
Posted in Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction, tagged Bury Me Standing, For Books' Sake, Gypsies, Isabel Fonseca, Little Gypsy, Louise Doughty, My 3 Favourite, Roma, Roxy Freeman, Stone Cradle, Travellers on November 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Over at For Books’ Sake today, I examine three books that each take a very different look at the lives of Gypsies and Travellers.
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Changing Times for ‘The Mmm Girl’
Posted in Books, Fiction, Marilyn Monroe, The Mmm Girl, Updates, tagged Ebooks, Marilyn Monroe, Tara Hanks, The Mmm Girl on November 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Mmm Girl, my novel about the life of Marilyn Monroe (as she might have told it herself), will celebrate her fifth birthday on November 30th. If you don’t have a copy already, it might be the ideal Christmas present for yourself or someone you love.
As my current publisher will sadly be closing in January 2013, this will also be your last chance to get your hands on a first edition paperback. However, I am currently in talks with another publisher and hope to bring out a digital edition next year.
The Cutting Season
Posted in Books, Fiction, tagged Attica Locke, Crime Fiction, For Books' Sake, Louisiana, Southern Writers, The Cutting Season on September 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
My review of The Cutting Season, crime writer Attica Locke’s new novel, set on a former slave plantation in Louisiana, is posted today at For Books’ Sake.
Fifty Years Ago…
Posted in Books, Fiction, History, Marilyn Monroe, The Mmm Girl, tagged Ana Lower, Bereavement, Marilyn Monroe, Norma Jeane, Tara Hanks, The Mmm Girl on August 5, 2012 | 2 Comments »
On the 50th anniversary of Monroe’s death, I’d like to share an extract from my novel, The Mmm Girl (2007), in which a young Marilyn visits the grave of her beloved Aunt Ana. (more…)
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