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The food of love
The priceless gem: paying tribute to my old friend Jim Diamond
A magical weekend at the Wigtown Book Festival
I had a magical weekend at the Wigtown Book Festival, chatting to appreciative locals and literary types about Love, Freddie and how I came to meet Freddie Mercury's unknown daughter. Great food, great company and the opportunity to hang out with other authors: book festivals are back...
A Quiet Hero
Six years to the day since his death, the author reflects on the loss of her father: the award-winning sportswriter Ken Jones
Paul Simon, Newsweek & Me
How I followed in the footsteps of the legendary Paul Simon with my first interview in Newsweek.
Birth of a new book
No thrill, no fireworks, no blistering new dawn. Book publication days, like Christmas are often underpinned with disenchantment. Anticipation prompts unsustainable optimism. Reality inevitably falls short.