Famesick by Lena Dunham review – when celebrity causes side-effects | Autobiography and memoir

Famesick by Lena Dunham review – when celebrity causes side-effects | Autobiography and memoir

At the end of last year, Netflix released Too Much – a sickly, indie-sleaze romcom about an American transplant who falls for a troubled British muso. It was created by Lena Dunham and... Read more »
Cameo by Rob Doyle review – a fantasy of literary celebrity in the culture war era | Fiction

Cameo by Rob Doyle review – a fantasy of literary celebrity in the culture war era | Fiction

Rob Doyle’s previous novel, Threshold, took the form of a blackly comic travelogue narrated by an Irish writer named Rob. In one episode before Rob becomes an author, we see him as a sexually... Read more »
Why Celebrity Book Clubs Fall Short for Serious Readers

Why Celebrity Book Clubs Fall Short for Serious Readers

In the world of literary enthusiasm, celebrity book clubs have become powerhouses of influence. Reese Witherspoon’s picks routinely top bestseller lists, Oprah Winfrey’s selections can catapult unknown authors to stardom, and Jenna... Read more »
Society of Authors calls for celebrity memoir ghostwriters to be credited | Books

Society of Authors calls for celebrity memoir ghostwriters to be credited | Books

The Society of Authors (SoA) is calling on celebrities and the publishing industry to properly acknowledge the writers behind celebrity books, particularly those aimed at children. In a statement published on Monday,... Read more »
“The Woman in Me,” Reviewed: What Britney Spears’s Memoir Has to Say

“The Woman in Me,” Reviewed: What Britney Spears’s Memoir Has to Say

Our era runs on biography. Stories—in film adaptations, novels, and pop songs alike—are received as the clarion calls of so many “voices.” The myth of an unencumbered, authentic voice persists. Even if... Read more »
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