How Coleen Rooney … got people talking about the ellipsis again
Oh god, how to explain this to an American audience… So, right, on Wednesday morning, Coleen Rooney, who is the wife of footballer Wayne Rooney (formerly of Everton and Manchester United,… Read more »
New series A Quick Ting On… foregrounds black British culture
This week saw the heartening launch of a new series of nonfiction books focusing on elements of black British culture, which will publish with Jacaranda Books in October 2020. According to… Read more »
Indie bookshops to boycott David Cameron’s memoir
This week sees the release of David Cameron’s memoir For the Record, the former UK Prime Minister’s account of his political life, including the events leading up to and directly following the… Read more »
The ‘Cats’ trailer: actually not a-paw-ling?
So, you might have heard that there’s a Cats film coming out in December? Directed by Les Miserables director Tom Hooper? Based on the long-running, wildly successful musical, which was in turn based on T.S… Read more »
Will this year’s Women’s World Cup spark a memoir frenzy?
Recent sports news has borne a strange resemblance to certain events last year. England fans, once again buoyed by the sight of a talented, forward-thinking, likeable set of players giving their all,… Read more »
Single billboard heralds arrival of new Hilary Mantel novel
Earlier this week, a mysterious billboard appeared above an entrance to London’s Leicester Square Tube station. It read, simply, SO NOW GET UP. And it featured a Tudor Rose in the… Read more »
Vanity Fair has an amazing digital archive
Vanity Fair, founded in 1913, created an AMAZING online digital archive with all issues, all pages, and all the fun from the beginning of their time as a magazine until… Read more »
Tom Doherty Associates (TDA) announces new horror imprint, Nightfire
If we needed more proof that horror is experiencing a new renaissance, Tom Doherty Associates (TDA) has announced the creation of a new horror imprint to join their publishing arm… Read more »
Author of How to Do Nothing doing something with NPR
I was so psyched about Jenny Odell’s fantastic interview with NPR’s Think with Krys Boyd that I had to share it with our dedicated Mobiers. Here’s the first snippet of conversation… Read more »
Anyone can write a best selling Amazon novel, just ask Logic the rapper
On a recent episode of The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, platinum-achieving, grammy nominated rapper Bobby Hall, aka Logic, was brought on air to discuss his new album novel. Yes,… Read more »