09 Wednesday Jan 2013
Posted in Books, Fiction, Film, History, Non-Fiction
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Burlesque, For Books' Sake, Gypsy, Gypsy Rose Lee, Mother Finds a Body, Striptease, The G-String Murders
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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20 Thursday Dec 2012
Posted in Art and Photography, Books, Fiction, Marilyn Monroe, Non-Fiction, Witchcraft
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A Year in Books, 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
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. Continue reading
18 Tuesday Dec 2012
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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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
≈ Comments Off on Changing Times for ‘The Mmm Girl’
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.
Tara Hanks 
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