Tag Archives: William Shakespeare

SHAKESPEARE IS 551: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BILL

Posted on April 22, 2015 by [email protected]

Will Shakespeare is 551 today - to wish him a happy birthday or not to wish him a happy birthday? That is the question. I decided yes - but that you’d get the present. All you have to do is … Continue reading →

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HAMLET - it doesn’t get any classier than this

Posted on April 1, 2015 by [email protected]
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10 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT SHAKESPEARE

Posted on March 9, 2015 by [email protected]

We all know that tired old story about Shakespeare not writing Shakespeare. But did Shakespeare freebase cocaine? Was that one of the reasons for his genius? Or was it one of his neighbors in Stratford? Take a look: ten things … Continue reading →

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THE 23 MOST BEAUTIFUL LINES IN LITERATURE

Posted on January 27, 2015 by [email protected]

Let’s start off this blog about the 23 most beautiful lines in literature by saying these are not the 23 most beautiful lines in literature. They are just some of them. I’m sure you can think of others; Feel free … Continue reading →

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2B OR NOT 2B? ROBIN WILLIAMS DOES SHAKESPEARE

Posted on November 3, 2014 by [email protected]

The late Robin Williams with his take on Shakespeare. Robin, we miss you. We know Shakespeare was England’s greatest dramatist. But did you know his cousin was the world’s first gumshoe? EVERY MONTH YOU COULD WIN A COPY OF ONE … Continue reading →

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Brush up your Shakespeare!

Posted on October 30, 2014 by [email protected]

Brush up your Shakespeare - from Kiss Me Kate … If your blonde won’t respond when you flatter ‘er Tell her what Tony told Cleopatterer If she fights when her clothes you are mussing What are clothes? Much ado about … Continue reading →

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SHAKESPEARE OWED IT ALL TO A GOOD EDITOR

Posted on October 23, 2014 by [email protected]

Lake Union, the historical imprint of those terrible godless people at Amazon, recently bought world rights to ISABELLA, Braveheart of France. So I had the great pleasure of working with Tegan Tigani, on the second edit. She was brilliant. Now … Continue reading →

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800,000 BOOKS IN ONE DAY

Posted on January 29, 2013 by [email protected]

8½ THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT BARCELONA Barcelona is my new home town. No one understand a single word I say, but I love it already. The coffee is brilliant and there are little bars everywhere filled with people still … Continue reading →

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PORNOGRAPHY IS NOT A DIRTY WORD

Posted on September 10, 2012 by [email protected]

Every generation thinks they invented sex; and every erotic novel that takes off has the media twittering and gasping like - shock horror - this has never happened before. Unless you’ve been to Mars with Curiosity you’ll probably have heard … Continue reading →

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HOW SHAKESPEARE TURNED OLDE CRAPPE INTO A MASTERPIECE

Posted on July 25, 2012 by [email protected]

When Shakespeare sat down to write Romeo and Juliet around 1596, he wasn’t staring at an empty page. He didn’t suck the end of his quill, look out of his Elizabethan window and think: Now, how can I follow up … Continue reading →

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