Thrilled with this gorgeous cover of my new book exploring the personal library of Marilyn Monroe. Published in the US on May 26 by Gallery Books | Simon & Schuster. The UK release details tba. www.simonandschuster.com/books/Marily... #MarilynMonroe

Sylvia Plath and the Matisse Chapel wp.me/p6u7di-hI

"Why don't you?" Mrs. Danvers (Judith Anderson) tries to talk the second Mrs. de Winter (Joan Fontaine) onto the ledge in Rebecca (1940)

Dorothy Parker in Hollywood 💛

Black Rook in Rainy Weather.

Dorothy Parker's signature 💛

Cumbrian sunset and orange rockpools.

Join us for lunch with Dorothy Parker, chatting all things Dorothy and Hollywood 💛 www.eventbrite.com/e/lunch-with...

I found such a beautiful copy of Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas in a second-hand book shop. It was published in 1961.

Daphne du Maurier's typewriter, on display in Jamaica Inn, Cornwall

My latest review for CALIRB, of Gail Crowther's "Dorothy Parker in Hollywood," couldn't be more timely--let's look at what a blacklist does to a person and a culture, shall we? calirb.com/dorothy-park...

Virginia Woolf and her glamorous passport.

As if being on Vulture's 2024 Book Gift Guide isn't exciting enough, I'm sandwiched between a book about Stanley Kubrick's The Shining and Cher's memoir 😍 www.vulture.com/article/book...

I LOVE this wonderful and sensitive review of Dorothy Parker in Hollywood by Chris Daley in Alta 💛 www.altaonline.com/books/nonfic...

During this summer in Hollywood, I got to see some of Marilyn Monroe's clothes and objects. And it was fabulous. (Pink Pucci blouse | Black dress worn in Korea | Jewellery from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)

A photograph of Sylvia Plath's well-used, well-thumbed copy of Roget's Thesaurus ❤️

Hello! 👋 We're an indie publishing house making books about women artists. Here's our series of pocket hardbacks on some brilliant artists you should know. Follow along for latest news and upcoming releases 📚

Hello Bluesky 👋😍 ~ I write books and I love reading 💛

The sea fog has rolled in this afternoon. All sound, muffled. The air oddly damp and salty.

I wrote a piece for @theneweuropean.bsky.social about Dorothy Parker and the Spanish Civil War www.theneweuropean.co.uk/what-fresh-h....

New book: Dorothy Parker in Hollywood 💛