I was home sick yesterday, so I finally got round to taking down my Murder Wall, which I used to map out The Shining Girls, the killings, the movement of the objects, the various intersecting timelines. Talk about unsnarling a knotty plot! I get into what it all means, the power of Twitter and a […]
Got burning questions about The Shining Girls? io9.com’s Book Blub discussed the novel here, with some really interesting insights. And then on Monday, I dropped in for an hour to answer questions direct. Please be advised: MAJOR SPOILER ALERT on both those links, including discussions on the ending.
So, so, so excited and happy to (pre)announce this. Curator Jacki Lang and I are putting together a charity art show inspired by The Shining Girls with all proceeds going to Rape Crisis. The exhibition will run from 6-11 September in collaboration with the Open Book Festival in Cape Town’s fringe district. We’re approaching a […]
I’ve been remiss about posting to this blog, because I’ve been focusing on The Shining Girls Tumblr, where there’s lots of great, content, including reviews, interviews, research pictures and Jade Klara’s rendition of the Dead Duck stories. Please do go check it out and in the meantime, I’ll try to catch up on some cross-posting. Kicking […]
My official comment on who won the TV/film rights in the four-way bidding war on The Shining Girls. This guy. (And yeah, sorry, that’s the closest I got to him in person. He’s a busy man). Joe Hipps from MRC and John Ridley from Leonardo diCaprio’s production company Appian Way landed the option after months […]