23 Sunday Jul 2017
Posted in Books, Film, History, Jeanne Eagels, Non-Fiction, Theatre
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Eric Woodard, Gloria Swanson, Jeanne Eagels, Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed, Stephen Michael Shearer
It’s hard to believe that two years have passed since Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed was published. I feel immensely proud to have been part of bringing her unjustly neglected legacy back to the spotlight, and will be eternally grateful to my writing partner, Eric M. Woodard, for giving me that opportunity. Continue reading
11 Sunday Jun 2017
Posted in Books, Marilyn Monroe, Non-Fiction
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You can read my review of Dinner With DiMaggio, the memoir of Dr Rock Positano, at Immortal Marilyn.
24 Saturday Dec 2016
Posted in Books, Jeanne Eagels, Non-Fiction, Updates
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Thanks to my readers for your continued support and have a very happy holiday, whether you’re at home, at work or far away. (And if all you want for Christmas is to settle down with a good book, Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed is now available on Kindle.)
23 Friday Dec 2016
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A Girl Called Pearl, Alexander Baron, Annabel Abbs, Arturo's Island, City of Secrets, Eimear McBride, Elena Ferrante, Elsa Morante, Emma Cline, Emma Donoghue, Fallen Land, Harper Lee, Javier Marias, Jean Rhys, Jill Dawson, LaRose, Leonard Michaels, Louise Erdrich, Lucia Joyce, Madonna in a Fur Coat, Magda Szabo, Michelle Morgan, News of the World, Patricia Highsmith, Patrick Hamilton, Paulette Jiles, Sabahattin Ali, Sara Taylor, Stewart O'Nan, Sylvia, Taylor Brown, The Beach at Night, The Crime Writer, The Door, The Girls, The Joyce Girl, The Lauras, The Lesser Bohemians, The Lost Daughter, The Wonder, Thus Bad Begins
This extraordinary second novel from Eimear McBride charts the unlikely romance of a young Irish drama student and a world-weary actor, set in gritty, hedonistic North London during the 1990s. Together the lovers confront their demons, and the narrative is both emotionally brutal and often highly erotic. Continue reading
22 Thursday Dec 2016
Posted in Amy Winehouse, Books, Brighton, Film, History, Lana Del Rey, Music, Non-Fiction, Politics, Witchcraft, Writing
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Amy Winehouse, Another Day in the Death of America, BFI Stars, Blondie, British Witches of Sussex, Elena Ferrante, F.A. Mannan, Frances Farmer, Frantumaglia, Gary Younge, I'm Not In the Band, Jean Rhys, Journalism, Julie Christie, Lana Del Rey, Letters, Lyndsy Spence, Margaret Lockwood, Melanie Bell, Natalie Wood, Nathalie Leger, Peter Shelley, Rebecca Sullivan, Suite For Barbara Loden, Sylvia Patterson
British journalist Gary Younge has a sharp eye for how political events impact on ordinary lives. While living in Chicago, he investigated the stories behind the blunt statistics of ten children and teenagers shot dead in a single day. Never intrusive, but quietly devastating, Another Day in the Death of America illuminates with rare power. Continue reading
01 Thursday Sep 2016
Posted in Books, Marilyn Monroe, Non-Fiction
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April VeVea, Goodnight Marilyn, Immortal Marilyn, Marilyn Monroe, Marilyn Monroe: A Day in the Life
April VeVea is a 26 year-old ‘Marilynista.’ “My knowledge of her started in 1993, when I was three, and saw a life size cut-out in an antique store,” she recalls. “Marilyn had her dress blowing over her head in the iconic Seven Year Itch dress. As her smile radiated through me all I could think about were two things: her beauty and that she would look better with longer hair.” Continue reading
17 Thursday Mar 2016
Posted in Books, Profumo Affair, Updates, Wicked Baby
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Christine Keeler, John Profumo, Mandy Rice-Davies, Profumo Affair, Stephen Ward, Tara Hanks, Wicked Baby
I’m happy to announce that Wicked Baby, my novella based on the events of the Profumo Affair, is now back in print. This edition includes an afterword and six further articles about the scandal’s lasting impact, which first appeared in the Kindle version. You can order it now for £5.24 from Amazon UK, or $7.45 in the US.
27 Saturday Feb 2016
Posted in Fiction
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Laura Wilkinson is a Brighton-based author whose books include Public Battles Private Wars, Bloodmining, and The Rapture Series (as L.C. Wilkinson.) She grew up in Wales, which forms the backdrop to her latest novel, Redemption Song. Continue reading
21 Sunday Feb 2016
Posted in Fiction
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I first read To Kill a Mockingbird at fourteen, in school. It was one of those hardbacks made for classrooms, and I think it might have been orange. We would each read a few paragraphs aloud, and I would read on while waiting my turn. Whether my classmates loved Mockingbird as much as I did, I have no idea. Continue reading
25 Monday Jan 2016
Posted in Anniversaries, Fiction, Film, Jeanne Eagels, Theatre
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Jeanne Eagels, Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed, Miss Thompson, Rain, Sadie Thompson, The Letter, The Moon and Sixpence, W. Somerset Maugham
William Somerset Maugham was born in Paris on January 25, 1874, the fourth of six children. His father was a lawyer for the British Embassy. His mother died of tuberculosis when he was eight, and when his father passed away two years later, Maugham was sent to live with his uncle in England. Continue reading
