Oxford Times profile

Last month I sat down with a lovely journalist from the Oxford Times, to chat about my books, and how my time there shaped my career and writing. The article has just gone up online, and I think will be published this weekend?
“Oxford University has always been a hotbed of literary talent, nurturing young, thrusting [...]

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On-air tonight!

Just a quick note to say I’ll be appearing on BBC FIVE LIVE tonight with Richard Bacon. He hosts a fun current affairs show, so I’ll be debating love, romance, and, umm, Russell Brand. 11.30pm. Listen online!

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Whip It Good II: Hollywood, women, and the ever-stable release schedule

In my last post, I proposed that Hollywood might finally be lurching around a corner, taking note of the blockbuster success of a few female-orientated movies and diversifying their current and future productions to cash in on this – whether it was the SATC/Mamma Mia! money they were chasing or sparkly teen Twilight dollars. Granted, [...]

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Whip It Good: Hollywood, women, and the faint green shoots of hope (Part One)

Dear Hollywood,

Given the recent lacklustre box office of both Jennifer’s Body and (my most-anticipated movie of the year) Whip It, I spy plenty of handwringing and trend pieces ahead about women in Hollywood and the struggle to make a healthy return on your investment by catering to them in a more than perfunctory way.
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5-star PopRules review

(Taking a break from depressing Polanski matters on this blog), my novel THE POPULARITY RULES has been out for a week or so, and I’m thrilled to see it getting great feedback. As well as lovely mentions in Glamour, Heat, and Closer magazines, the book bloggers have been giving it some love too, most recently [...]

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Polanski II: self-defensive denial all around (myself included)

Here’s the thing: I wasn’t even going to write that Polanski piece. As awkward as it is to admit – given that I think of myself as a fairly political, active feminist – the majority of the time, I can’t bring myself to even get invested in these issues. I don’t throw myself into writing [...]

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Polanski, rape, and the myth of Not Like Us.

The international film-making community is rallying to Polanski’s cause, according to their petition, and public condemnations of the biased, double-crossing-judge, and odes to Polanski’s tragic past, and the fact that he’s spent years on the run (wherein ‘the run’ actually means traveling happily between his European properties, making Oscar-winning films and generally continuing his life [...]

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Do you know the popularity rules?

To celebrate the upcoming release of my adult debut, I took to the streets of London to talk about popularity, friendship, and the strategies for success!

Come join the conversation!

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Glamour, baby!

Taking a brief break from my dance of joy to tell you all to pick up a copy of this month’s UK Glamour magazine: THE POPULARITY RULES is their must-read pick for October!
The count-down is on: LIFE SWAP in stores on Monday, then THE POPULARITY RULES on September 24th!

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Interview time!

The lovely Lori May has done an interview with me about THE POPULARITY RULES, writing for teens and adults, and all the deep meaning (and makeover scenes) in my work. Check it out!

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