16 Friday Nov 2012
Posted in Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction
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Bury Me Standing, For Books' Sake, Gypsies, Isabel Fonseca, Little Gypsy, Louise Doughty, My 3 Favourite, Roma, Roxy Freeman, Stone Cradle, Travellers
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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12 Monday Nov 2012
Posted in Books, Fiction, Marilyn Monroe, The Mmm Girl, Updates
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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.
05 Friday Oct 2012
Posted in Art and Photography, Marilyn Monroe
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Andre De Dienes, Anthony Beauchamp, Cecil Beaton, Dame Edith Sitwell, Don't Bother To Knock, Frankie Vaughan, Let's Make Love, Marilyn Monroe, Marlyn Monroe: A British Love Affair, Michelle Morgan, Nahum Baron, National Portrait Gallery, Pauline Boty, Picture Post, Roy Ward Baker, The Prince And The Showgirl, Wilfred Hyde-White
‘Marilyn Monroe: A British Love Affair’ is a small display in Room 33 of London’s National Portrait Gallery, featuring photographs and vintage magazine covers related to The Prince and the Showgirl (1957), and other homegrown influences on Hollywood’s most iconic star. Continue reading
28 Friday Sep 2012
Posted in Art and Photography, Books, Marilyn Monroe, Non-Fiction, Periodicals
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My review of Lawrence Schiller’s Marilyn & Me: A Memoir in Words and Photographs has been published in Issue 25 of the Mad About Marilyn fanzine, which also includes an in-depth profile of photographer Earl Thiesen and ‘I Dress for Men’, an article penned by Marilyn herself in 1953.
You can read my review in full here. For more details on Mad About Marilyn, contact emmadowning@blueyonder.co.uk
27 Thursday Sep 2012
Posted in Film, History, Music, Witchcraft
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1612 Underture, Adrian Flanagan, Dean Honer, Eccentronic Research Council, Kluncklick, Lancashire Witches, Lucy Hope, Maxine Peake, Pendle Witches, Sheffield
The Eccentronic Research Council (ERC) is a collective founded by Sheffield musicians Adrian Flanagan and Dean Honer.
1612 Underture, their new concept album, also features the Bolton-born actress Maxine Peake. Continue reading
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