03 Friday Aug 2012
Posted in Film, Interviews, Marilyn Monroe, Radio
The 50th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe’s death falls this weekend. In tribute, I have reviewed a recent radio documentary, celebrating her beauty, talent and intelligence. Continue reading
20 Sunday Jun 2010
Posted in Books, Film, Interviews, Websites, Writing
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Donna Tartt, Emily Bronte, Frida Kahlo, Jeremy Richey, Madonna, Marilyn Monroe, Moon in the Gutter, Tara Hanks
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.
12 Saturday Jun 2010
Posted in Interviews, Writing
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From the 1881 book A Voyage in the Sunbeam, by Annie Allnut Brassey
In response to this quiz from yingle yangle, and Faye L. Booth‘s recent post… Continue reading
01 Wednesday Jul 2009
Posted in Books, Interviews, Marilyn Monroe
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.
05 Friday Dec 2008
Posted in Books, Interviews, The Mmm Girl, Updates, Wicked Baby
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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 January Magazine, but there is also a strong emphasis on new writing and in this spirit, an interview with me has now been added to the site.
