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Rumours
Lord Denning’s report on the Profumo Affair was published fifty years this week. Though dismissed as a government whitewash, its steamy topic made this official enquiry an unlikely bestseller. At the...
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Lewis Morley 1925-2013
Lewis Morley (photo by Graham Crouch) Lewis Morley, perhaps best-known for his iconic portrait of Christine Keeler, died on September 3rd, aged 83. He was born in Hong Kong in 1925, to an English...
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Happy Halloween!
Wishing you all a happy Halloween – and for the occasion, I’ve explored how women writers have transformed our ideas about witches over at For Books’ Sake. Related Posts The Art of WitchcraftFiled...
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Life After Mandela
Nelson Mandela at 43, in June 1962. Photographed by Michael Peto My tribute to Nelson Mandela, whose death was announced yesterday. Life After Mandela On the day I was born, Nelson Mandela had already...
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Sixty Years Ago: Marilyn Marries Joe DiMaggio
After a two-year romance, Marilyn Monroe married Joe DiMaggio in San Francisco on January 14, 1954. Sadly, they would part just nine months later in a blaze of recrimination and heartbreak. However,...
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Bookish Birthdays: Anne Brontë
Born on this day in 1820, Anne Brontë – author of Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall - has sometimes been overshadowed by her sisters, but was a great novelist, poet and social critic in her...
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Sex, Lies and a Very British Scapegoat
Sex, Lies and A Very British Scapegoat was first broadcast on ITV1 on December 22nd, 2013. Presented by the composer and theatrical impresario, Andrew Lloyd-Webber, the documentary marks the end of a...
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The Right of the Subjects
You can read my review of The Right of the Subjects, Jude Starling’s new novel about the Women’s Suffrage movement, at For Books’ Sake. Related Posts Goldcord AsylumFiled under: Fiction, History...
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Public Battles, Private Wars
My review of Public Battles, Private Wars – a new novel by Laura Wilkinson, marking the thirtieth anniversary of the Miners’ Strike – is posted today at For Books’ Sake. Related Posts BloodMining Life...
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‘Wicked Baby’ on Kindle
I’m proud to announce that Wicked Baby, my 2004 novella about the events of the Profumo Affair, is now available to download via Kindle. This new edition includes an afterword, and five articles about...
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Best Books of 2014
This year has been all about Elena Ferrante and her Neapolitan novels for me. Autumn reaped a rich harvest in fiction, and there have also been some fine reissues. 1. Elena Ferrante: Those Who Leave...
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First Review: Five Stars for Jeanne
The weeks following publication are an anxious time for any author, as we nervously, and somewhat impatiently await feedback from our readers. Now, Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed has its first customer...
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Born on This Day: Billie Burke (1884-1970)
In the first of a new series, I look at some of the major figures featured in Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed. First up is Billie Burke: star of Broadway, wife of legendary producer Florenz Ziegfeld,...
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Born on This Day: Helen Broderick (1891-1959)
As part of an ongoing series covering major figures in Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed, I’m looking at the life of Helen Broderick – who danced in the first Ziegfeld Follies, and made the transition...
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The Forgotten Flapper
Laini Giles was born in Austin, Texas and lives in Edmonton, Alberta with her husband and three cats. An early devotion to Nancy Drew, and her discovery of Kenneth Anger’s Hollywood Babylon, spurred a...
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Born on This Day: Ethel Barrymore (1879-1959)
Ethel Barrymore, 1937 Next up in the series profiling major figures in Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed is Ethel Barrymore, the grande dame of America’s greatest theatrical dynasty. Ethel Mae Blythe was...
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Born on This Day: Elsie Ferguson 1883-1961
Next up in a series profiling key figures in Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed is Elsie Ferguson, once considered the most beautiful actress on the Broadway stage, and an ‘aristocrat of the screen.’ Elsie...
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Born on This Day: Francine Larrimore (1898-1975)
Next up in the series profiling major figures in Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed is Francine Larrimore, who made theatrical history as Roxie Hart in Chicago. Francine La Remée was born in France on...
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Born on This Day: Fredric March (1897-1975)
Next up in the series profiling key figures in Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed is Fredric March. One of Hollywood’s versatile actors, his career spanned six decades. Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel was...
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Born on This Day: Émile Chautard (1864-1934)
Next up in an ongoing series profiling key figures in Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed is Émile Chautard. One of cinema’s early pioneers, he directed more than 100 films, and acted in sixty. Émile...
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