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Hoult
I have decided to milk my connection with Nicholas Hoult, the star of ‘About A Boy’ and ‘Skins’, for all it is worth. Nicholas kindly agreed to read the audiobook for SLAM, and the teenage girls in the audience for my reading at Lyme Regis told me that he was “hot”. He would probably be […]
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Would make a good film
Much of last week I spent with a screenwriter and a director, to talk about the film adaptation of ‘A Long Way Down’. The screenwriter, my friend DV Devincentis, also adapted High Fidelity; the director must remain nameless, simply because he’s not officially attached to the project, although both screenwriter and novelist would like him […]
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My current projects…
My current projects….Actually, there are no current projects. I have just finished dealing with the copy editor’s last few queries relating to SLAM, a novel that is about and hopefully for teenagers; the nth draft of the screenplay I’ve been working on for the last couple of years, an adaptation of Lynn Barber’s autobiographical essay […]
The August/September edition of "Stuff I've Been Reading" is here. Explore Nick Horby's latest book recommendations, including THE FEMALE PERSUASION by Meg Wolitzer, CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS by Sally Rooney, and more.
Stuff I've Been Reading: August/September 2018 - Believer Magazine
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BOOKS READ: The Female Persuasion—Meg Wolitzer Conversations with Friends—Sally Rooney Crudo—Olivia Laing Little Fires Everywhere—Celeste Ng How to Listen to Jazz—Ted Gioia BOOKS BOUGHT: The New Testament—Jericho Brown There Are More Beautiful Things than Beyoncé—Morgan Parker Somethi...We are so excited to see the Juliet, Naked film adaptation starring Rose Byrne, Ethan Hawke and Chris O’Dowd! Watch the trailer here: