Jeremy Richey has interviewed me about my influences – books, films, movies and more – over at his wonderful ‘Moon in the Gutter’ blog. Well worth checking out for Jeremy’s insightful reviews, ten of which are published in a new book, Directory of World Cinema: American Independent.
Archive for the ‘Interviews’ Category
Moon in the Gutter
Posted in Books, Film, Interviews, Madonna, Marilyn Monroe, Profumo Affair, The Mmm Girl, Websites, Wicked Baby, Writing, tagged Donna Tartt, Emily Bronte, Frida Kahlo, Jeremy Richey, Madonna, Marilyn Monroe, Moon in the Gutter, Tara Hanks on June 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Ten To One: David Marshall
Posted in Books, Interviews, Marilyn Monroe, tagged David Marshall, Life Among The Cannibals, Marilyn Monroe, San Francisco, The DD Group on July 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Ten To One is a new series in which I’ll be interviewing writers I admire. First up is David Marshall, author of The DD Group, an investigation into the death of Marilyn Monroe, and Life Among The Cannibals, which imagines how Marilyn’s life might have progressed had she survived beyond 1962.
January Magazine
Posted in Books, Interviews, The Mmm Girl, Updates, Wicked Baby, tagged January Magazine, Linda L. Richards, Marilyn Monroe, Tara Hanks, The Mmm Girl on December 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
January Magazine was established in 1997 by Linda L. Richards, author of mystery novels including Death Was The Other Woman, and has become one of the most respected literary journals online. A sister publication, The Rap Sheet, is devoted to crime fiction. Authors such as Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushdie have all been interviewed at [...]
Club Passion Marilyn
Posted in Interviews, Marilyn Monroe, The Mmm Girl, Updates, tagged Club Passion Marilyn, Marilyn Monroe, Tara Hanks, The Mmm Girl on October 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I was born ten years after Marilyn Monroe died, and still can’t remember the first time I saw a photograph of her. It may have been the famous shot where she’s standing with her hands on her hips, wearing a gold lamé dress against a dark background. She was luminous and magical, like a goddess, [...]
Interviewed at MarilynFan.org
Posted in Books, Interviews, Marilyn Monroe, The Mmm Girl, Updates, tagged Marilyn Monroe, MarilynFan, Tara Hanks, The Mmm Girl on June 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
MarilynFan.org was founded in 2003, by Dutch-based web designer Marloes De Vries. With stunning, innovative layouts, unique information and a high-quality photo gallery, MarilynFan is one of the best sites around, and should be the first stop for anyone wanting to learn more about Marilyn Monroe. Now MarilynFan is back in a new, blog-style format, [...]
‘The Mmm Girl’ featured in Kemptown Rag
Posted in Books, Brighton, Fiction, Interviews, Marilyn Monroe, The Mmm Girl, Updates, tagged Brighton, Kemptown Rag, Marilyn Monroe, Tara Hanks, The Mmm Girl on April 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“A captivating, gripping piece of literature…The Mmm Girl will have you hooked from the first chapter…jam-packed with emotion…Marilyn’s life was short but this book will stay with you for much longer…” – Kemptown Rag An article about The Mmm Girl appears in the latest issue of Kemptown Rag, a lifestyle magazine distributed in Brighton. [...]
Mad About Marilyn
Posted in Books, Interviews, Marilyn Monroe, The Mmm Girl, Updates, tagged Mad About Marilyn, Marilyn Monroe, Tara Hanks, The Mmm Girl on April 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“With her enchanting novel, The Mmm Girl, Tara Hanks has placed herself in Marilyn’s dinky stillettos to give her the voice that she was so often denied in life …in her bright, colourful style, Hanks retells Marilyn’s story with tender empathy and imaginative flair.” — Mad About Marilyn, March 2008 An interview with me appears [...]
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 »
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
