10 Wednesday Jul 2013
Posted in History, Profumo Affair
≈ Comments Off on Kiss and Tell: Fifty Years of Scandal
Fifty years on, the Profumo Affair is still news – though the story has largely been told by men. Today I’m looking back at the memoirs of Christine Keeler and Mandy Rice-Davies – and female writers’ perspectives on the scandal, both then and now – over at For Books’ Sake.
07 Sunday Jul 2013
Posted in Books, Fiction, History, Interviews
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#WPLongform, Asperger's Syndrome, Goldcord Asylum, Historical Fiction, Jude Starling, Slammerkin, Suffragettes, The Crimson Petal and the White, Thomas Hardy, Victorian
Ten to One is an occasional series of interviews with writers, artists and other creative types. Today I’m speaking with Jude Starling, author of Goldcord Asylum, a novel exploring the secret world of the Victorian lunatic asylum. (You can read my review over here.) Continue reading
04 Thursday Jul 2013
Goldcord Asylum is a novel by Jude Starling, exploring the hidden world of Victorian lunatic asylums. I’ll be interviewing Jude here on Sunday, but first, read my review – and enter a giveaway for a signed copy – over at For Books’ Sake.
28 Friday Jun 2013
Posted in Art and Photography, Marilyn Monroe
One of Stern’s most popular ‘Marilyns’, at the Staley Wise Gallery, NYC
The American portrait photographer Bert Stern, famed for his provocative images of Marilyn Monroe and others, died aged 83 on June 26th, 2013, the New York Times reports.
Over the next few weeks, I’ll be reviewing his work here and at ES Updates.
But first, here’s a personal tribute from artist and photographer Mary Ann Lynch, who met Mr Stern at a New York gallery opening, in April this year. Continue reading
19 Wednesday Jun 2013
Posted in Art and Photography, Books, Marilyn Monroe, Periodicals, The Mmm Girl
Photo by Peter Gonzalez
This is the newspaper image I used for the cover of my novel, The Mmm Girl, and I still love it. The warmth, innocence and hopefulness in Marilyn’s eyes, as if to say – “Cheers, no tears…”
Posted by Peter Gonzalez to the Marilyn Mexico Facebook group
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