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Miles Jupp writes his first novel
Thursday 28th January 2021
Miles Jupp has written his first novel. History is described as a satirical tragicomic story about a man on the edge.
Katherine Ryan to publish autobiography
Tuesday 26th January 2021
Katherine Ryan is to publish her autobiography. The Audacity will be available from September.
Lucy Beaumont writes a "mumoir" book
Tuesday 19th January 2021
Lucy Beaumont is to publish her first book in the autumn. Mummy ... Can I Stand On Your Head?: Diary Of A First Time Mum is described as a "mumoir" sharing "the unpredictable craziness of being a mum".
Adam Hills writing a children's book
Thursday 14th January 2021
Australian comedian and Last Leg star Adam Hills is writing a children's book, inspired by his young daughter's career aspirations.
Strawberry Media: A decade of DVDs
Wednesday 13th January 2021
Small, independent DVD label Strawberry Media turns 10 years-old this month. With a range of fantastic archive Rank films currently being released, owner Peter Meunier explains all about his work and passion.
Product news and reviews from other websites
Mitch Benn wrote 2 novels then stopped. What happened?
The stand-up won a book deal after an idle tweet. Two books later, his love for publishing was over. He talks about why he's persisting with the third book in his sci-fi trilogy.
David Barnett, The Guardian, 28th January 2021Review: Contemplating Comedy by Jonathan Levitt
I'm not sure what's the worst aspect of Contemplating Comedy: the fact that author Jonathan Levitt has simply lifted hundreds of jokes written by other people - or the ill-considered drivel he's surrounded them with to justify that theft as some sort of insight.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 27th January 2021QI questions answered
From who alphabetised the alphabet to can you ever just be whelmed?
Sara-Aisha Kent, The Mirror, 22nd January 2021New Dave Cohen book about writing released
Veteran comedian Dave Cohen has written an ebook during lockdown offering writing advice and more, If Only I Had The Time: How To Keep Writing When The World Stops Moving.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th January 2021How political protest stormed the pop charts
Ever since Rage Against the Machine made it to the top slot in 2009, there's been a steady drip of political protest campaigns edging into the UK singles chart. Will Pritchard speaks to Stewart Lee and more about whether a No 1 can change the world.
Will Pritchard, The Independent, 19th January 2021David Baddiel joins first fully online Jewish Book Week
Jewish Book Week will be fully online for the first time this year, featuring Elif Shafak and David Baddiel among others on the bill.
Mark Chandler, The Bookseller, 19th January 2021