Purple reign: ‘Prince – Stories from the Purple Underground’ reviewed
❉ Prince is commemorated with an elegantly presented companion to his life and works.
Books
Cult Q & A: Jason Arnopp
❉ We chat with Jason Arnopp, whose novel ‘The Last Days of Jack Sparks’ was hailed by Alan Moore as a “magnificent millennial nightmare”.
‘Freddie Mercury: An Illustrated Life’ reviewed
❉ This month sees the 25th anniversary of Freddie Mercury’s death, as we review the latest biography of the iconic showman.
‘The Mistress of Mayfair’ reviewed
❉ Lyndsy Spence’s biography of socialite and sexual libertine Doris Delevingne, great aunt of Cara.
‘Psychedelic Celluloid: British Pop Music in Film & TV 1965 – 1974’
❉ We review Simon Matthews’ magical history tour of Swinging Sixties British cinema.
A life less ordinary: ‘Carole Lombard – Twentieth-Century Star’
❉ A lucid biography of 1930s film star Carole Lombard details her extraordinary life and tragic death.
Peter Davison’s ‘Is There Life Outside the Box?’ reviewed
❉ Think you know the man who was the Fifth Doctor? Peter Davison’s witty and candid autobiography may surprise you.
The original Delevingne girl
❉ The first biography of socialite Doris Delevingne, great aunt of Cara, coming soon from The History Press.
‘Film Noir: A Critical Guide’ revised and updated
❉ Eddie Robson has updated and republished his guide to film noir.
An independent woman – ‘Margaret Lockwood: Queen of the Silver Screen’
❉ The centenary of Margaret Lockwood, one of Britain’s most successful film stars, is marked with an in-depth biography.