Most actors make terrible novelists – but writing the ‘cracking thriller’ Deadly Game was life-affirming for the veteran star, so never mind the finished productGod spare us another millionaire actor who fancies themself as a bestselling author –unless the actor is Michael Caine, in which case good on him, raise your glass. The 90-year mainstay of British cinema spent lockdown writing his first novel, tapping away at his iPad every day, toiling to master the intricacies of the craft. “Paragraphs,” he said. “Punctuation, all that.” The book might be awful. It won’t trouble the Man Booker panel. But in finally completing the thing, Caine has indirectly written himself a happy ending of sorts – the most knackered and lovely writer’s cliche of them all.According to Caine’s publishers, Deadly Game is “a cracking thriller with a real voice and a super twist”, although quite frankly, what else would they say? Specifically, it’s about a London DCI, Harry Taylor, who’s on the trail of a stash of uranium. Potential suspects include a posh art dealer called Julian Smythe, and a dodgy oligarch, Vladimir Voldrev. Also in the mix: a couple of neo-Nazis, a Colombian drug cartel (possibly several, going from the press release) and a pair of cockney refuse collectors. Caine says he got the basic idea from a newspaper story he once read about two East End blokes who found uranium on the rubbish tip. Everything else (the Nazis, the Colombians, dodgy Vladimir) is 100% uncut Michael Caine.... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2023-06-08 12:30:07 UTC ]
Can chronic pain be caused by such things as childhood adversity, repressed anger and unchecked stress as opposed to a structural abnormality? Dr. John Sarno, the bestselling author and longtime rehabilitation specialist who died in June at 93, had long posited this kind of mind-body connection.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bestselling author of ‘The Artist’s Way’ Julia Cameron’s new book ‘Life Lessons,’ and HGTV star Jen Hatmaker’s newest release, are among the most-anticipated titles publishing in August. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite her outspokenness for the inclusion of LBGTQ people in the church, the bestselling author of ‘For the Love’ explains why she avoids political and cultural hot-button topics, preferring to gather women around common issues and struggles in her books instead. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An unlikely meeting brought us together,” says Heather Graham, the bestselling author of more than 100 books and novellas, explaining how she came to write a book with actor Chad Michael Murray. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Emmy Award–winning actor and writer, acclaimed director, bestselling author, university professor, and today host of the APA’s 17th annual Author Tea, Alan Alda took a few minutes to talk to PW about his latest book, "If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?" Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling author is renewing his Holiday Bookseller Bonus Program, which launched in 2015. He's also adding more money to the mix this time around, increasing his donation by $100,000. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Other writers have reacted with scepticism to the Alex Rider author’s claim that he was discouraged from ‘artificial and possibly patronising’ writingA furore has broken out in the children’s books world around claims by Alex Rider creator Anthony Horowitz that he was “warned off” creating a... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rebecca Gablé, the bestselling author of historical fiction, returned to Germany’s fiction bestseller list in April at #1 with "The Foreign Queen," the second in her new Otto the Great Series. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bill O’Reilly has been a mainstay of the Henry Holt list for years and, at the moment, that is not changing. The Macmillan imprint told PW that it has no intention of altering its support of the bestselling author, despite his dismissal from Fox News. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TV host and bestselling author who was fired on Wednesday after multiple sexual harassment claims came to light, retains support of Henry HoltFox News may have abandoned Bill O’Reilly, but the beleaguered TV host, who was sacked on Wednesday following sexual harassment claims, has found support... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For his forthcoming book, Walkaway, out in April, the bestselling author has devised a novel approach to selling the digital edition. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The BBC plans to air a “poignant and humorous” documentary about author Sir Terry Pratchett as well an Imagine programme on Maya Angelou. A 50-minute documentary entitled "Terry Pratchett: Back in Black" will run in early to mid February (yet to be confirmed), telling the bestselling author’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Joe Wicks was the bestselling author in print on Amazon's UK website last year, according to the internet giant’s 2016 Trends Report. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Finnish book lover reads the Guardian in order to keep in touch with the UK after coming here on the Erasmus programmeI’m originally from Helsinki, Finland. I majored in English philology at the University of Helsinki, and began an ongoing relationship not only with my British boyfriend but... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A feel-good story about a personal passion-turned-profession, a selfless act, and a few fortuitous connections. And a very happy ending for a cherished collection of Newbery and Caldecott books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling author is looking beyond the shopping lists at the promise of redemption he sees during Christmastime in his new book, 'Because of Bethlehem.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As recently as six years ago, when the Library of America released a collection of Shirley Jackson’s writings, her legacy was uncertain. “Shirley Jackson?” Newsweek critic Malcolm Jones wrote. “A writer mostly famous for one short story, ‘The Lottery.’ Is LOA about to jump the shark?” True, no... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2016-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ilex Press, part of the Octopus Publishing Group, is publishing the latest book from professional photographer and bestselling author, Michael Freeman, Fifty Paths to Creative Photography, on 6th October. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W Publishing picked up the latest book by the bestselling author of ‘God’s Not Dead.’ Plus, Worthy is publishing a book by Christian singer Matthew West, Whitaker House is taking 'Cosmic Initiative,' and much more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A memoir by Shauna Niequist, the bestselling author of 'Savor,' and ‘A Call to Mercy,’ a collection of unpublished writings by Mother Teresa, are among August’s big titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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