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‘Keeler’ at Theatre Royal, Brighton

Posted in History, Profumo Affair, Theatre, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on November 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Keeler is a touring play about 1963’s Profumo Affair, when a young model and showgirl, Christine Keeler, was revealed to have been involved with both Britain’s Minister for War, John Profumo, and a Russian naval attaché, Eugene Ivanov.

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Madame Tussaud

Posted in Books, Fiction, History, tagged , , , , on September 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

My review of Michelle Moran’s latest historical novel – set against the backdrop of revolutionary France – is published today at For Books’ Sake

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The Pendle Witch Child

Posted in History, Television, Witchcraft, tagged , , , , , , , , , on August 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Simon Armitage – one of Britain’s leading poets – was born in West Yorkshire. Like many local children, he would have been raised on stories of the Pendle Witches in nearby Lancashire. A grimly intoxicating blend of history, crime and folklore is richly evoked in Armitage’s new BBC Four documentary, The Pendle Witch Child. Next [...]

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Bookish Birthdays: Emily Brontё

Posted in Books, Fiction, History, Poetry, tagged , on July 30, 2011 | 2 Comments »

One of my favourite authors, Emily Jane Brontё, was born on this day, July 30th,  in 1818. Read my birthday profile over at For Books’ Sake More Brontё-related posts here

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‘Black Dahlia and White Rose’

Posted in Books, Fiction, History, Marilyn Monroe, tagged , , , , , on June 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories L.A. Noire is styled like a detective movie of the 1940s. Aesthetically, it pays homage to film noir, while adapting new technologies like real-time action and multiple camera angles. Set in post-war Los Angeles, it also features a jazz soundtrack. Publication of an e-book of eight short stories by some [...]

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Lives Like Loaded Guns

Posted in Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, tagged , , , on June 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Two new reviews posted at For Books’ Sake this week: Lyndall Gordon’s literary biography, Lives Like Loaded Guns – Emily Dickinson and Her Family’s Feuds, and Between Shades of Gray, a novel for young adults set in wartime Eastern Europe, by first-time author Ruta Sepetys.

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Scottsboro

Posted in Fiction, History, tagged , , on April 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

It all began on a freight train in 1931, when nine black teenage boys innocently shared a ride with two young white women.

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‘Purge’ Reviewed at For Books’ Sake

Posted in Books, Fiction, History, Websites, tagged , on April 27, 2011 | 1 Comment »

My review of Purge, the brilliant new novel by Finnish-Estonian author, Sofi Oksanen, is published today at For Books’ Sake

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Backstage Brighton

Posted in Books, Brighton, History, Non-Fiction, tagged , , , , , , , , on January 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Backstage Brighton: Theatre-Going in Brighton & Hove (2010) is the latest offering from Queenspark Books, Brighton’s community publisher, specialising in oral history. It complements their previous book, Back Row Brighton: Cinema-Going in Brighton & Hove (2009.)

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Marilyn and the Lawfords

Posted in History, Marilyn Monroe, tagged , , , , , , , , on August 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Say Goodbye to the President: Marilyn Monroe and the Lawfords, a new article by me for the ‘Twilight’ section at Immortal Marilyn, has been posted to mark the 48th anniversary of her passing. (The picture above shows Marilyn with Peter Lawford at Frank Sinatra’s Cal-Neva Lodge, a week before her death. It is one of [...]

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