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Mike Gayle
Mike Gayle (born October 1970) is an English journalist and novelist. Biography Gayle was born in Quinton, Birmingham, to parents from Jamaica, and is the younger brother of broadcaster Phil Gayle. He attended Lordswood Boys' School where he was Head Boy. He studied Sociology and Journalism at university. Gayle edited a music fanzine and joined a Birmingham listings magazine before moving to London and beginning a postgraduate diploma in journalism. Before having his first novel published, he was a features editor and later an agony aunt for '' Just Seventeen'' and ''Bliss''. As a freelance journalist he has written for the '' Sunday Times'', ''The Guardian'', ''The Times'', the '' Daily Express'', ''FHM'', ''More!'', ''The Scotsman'' and ''Top of the Pops''. Gayle is a chick-lit author, although he has expressed a dislike for the term.Gayle, MikeI'm a chicky chappy ''The Guardian'', 20 June 2008. Accessed 11 July 2020. Alongside Tony Parsons and Tim Lott, he has also bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The Scotsman
''The Scotsman'' is a Scottish compact newspaper and daily news website headquartered in Edinburgh. First established as a radical political paper in 1817, it began daily publication in 1855 and remained a broadsheet until August 2004. Its parent company, JPIMedia, also publishes the ''Edinburgh Evening News''. It had an audited print circulation of 16,349 for July to December 2018. Its website, Scotsman.com, had an average of 138,000 unique visitors a day as of 2017. The title celebrated its bicentenary on 25 January 2017. History ''The Scotsman'' was launched in 1817 as a liberal weekly newspaper by lawyer William Ritchie and customs official Charles Maclaren in response to the "unblushing subservience" of competing newspapers to the Edinburgh establishment. The paper was pledged to "impartiality, firmness and independence". After the abolition of newspaper stamp tax in Scotland in 1855, ''The Scotsman'' was relaunched as a daily newspaper priced at 1d and a circul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers From Birmingham, West Midlands
A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce different forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels, short stories, books, poetry, travelogues, plays, screenplays, teleplays, songs, and essays as well as other reports and news articles that may be of interest to the general public. Writers' texts are published across a wide range of media. Skilled writers who are able to use language to express ideas well, often contribute significantly to the cultural content of a society. The term "writer" is also used elsewhere in the arts and music, such as songwriter or a screenwriter, but also a stand-alone "writer" typically refers to the creation of written language. Some writers work from an oral tradition. Writers can produce material across a number of genres, fictional or non-fictional. Other writers use multiple media such as graphics or illustration to enhance the communication of thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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1970 Births
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Turning Thirty
''Turning Thirty'' (2000) is the third novel from Birmingham born lad lit writer Mike Gayle Mike Gayle (born October 1970) is an English journalist and novelist. Biography Gayle was born in Quinton, Birmingham, to parents from Jamaica, and is the younger brother of broadcaster Phil Gayle. He attended Lordswood Boys' School where he .... It follows the story of Matt Beckford who is on the cusp of his life-changing thirtieth birthday. Plot Unlike most people Matt Beckford is actually looking forward to turning thirty. After struggling through most of his twenties he thinks his career, finances and love life are finally sorted. But when he splits up with his girlfriend, he realises that life has different plans for him. Unable to cope with his future falling apart Matt temporarily moves back to his parents. During his enforced exodus only his old school mates can keep him sane. Friends he hasn't seen since he was nineteen. Back together after a decade apart. But things will ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Legendary Girlfriend (novel)
''My Legendary Girlfriend'' (1998) is the first novel by Birmingham born lad lit writer Mike Gayle Mike Gayle (born October 1970) is an English journalist and novelist. Biography Gayle was born in Quinton, Birmingham, to parents from Jamaica, and is the younger brother of broadcaster Phil Gayle. He attended Lordswood Boys' School where he .... It follows the story of Will Kelly who is still in love with his first proper girlfriend. References {{reflist External linksMike Gayle’s official website 1998 British novels English-language novels 1998 debut novels Hodder & Stoughton books ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harborne
Harborne is an area of south-west Birmingham, England. It is one of the most affluent areas of the Midlands, southwest from Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the We ... city centre. It is a Birmingham City Council ward (politics), ward in the Government of Birmingham, England#Districts, formal district and in the United Kingdom constituencies, parliamentary constituency of Birmingham Edgbaston (UK Parliament constituency), Birmingham Edgbaston. Geography Harborne lies to the west of Edgbaston, to the north of Selly Oak, to the east of Quinton, Birmingham, Quinton, and to the south of the Bearwood, West Midlands, Bearwood and Oldbury, West Midlands, Warley areas of neighbouring Sandwell. As a parish, it covered an area of , of which was of woodland and planta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lovely (micronation)
''How To Start Your Own Country'' is a British six-part documentary comedy series aired between August and September 2005. The show was presented by British comedian Danny Wallace and followed his quest to start his own country in his flat in Bow, London. The micronation he created was eventually named “Kingdom of Lovely”. The series was released on DVD in the UK on 18 June 2007. Episodes “Birth of a Nation” Danny investigates territory for his new country, starting by visiting Sealand. He also meets Erwin Strauss and Dennis Hope, a man who claims to own the Moon. He "invades" Eel Pie Island but leaves after the police are called. He makes friends with a General of the British Army. He eventually decides upon the area of his flat as the territory and makes a declaration of independence, which he gives to Tony Blair. “Citizens Required” With the help of an advertising agency, Wallace chooses a design for the flag of his country. He records a national anthem, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Wallace (humourist)
Daniel Frederick Wallace (born 16 November 1976) is an English filmmaker, comedian, writer, actor, and presenter of radio and television. His notable works include the books ''Join Me'', '' Yes Man'', voice acting as the narrator for ''Thomas Was Alone'' and as Shaun Hastings for the ''Assassin's Creed'' game series, as well as the TV series ''How to Start Your Own Country''. Biography Early life Wallace was born in Dundee, Scotland. He is half Swiss. He attended Park Place Primary School, also growing up in Loughborough and Bath, England. He began writing reviews for video game magazines at the age of 13 for school work experience: a reviewer had become ill and so Wallace was given the opportunity to review a game. At 18 he started writing comedy, mainly through the magazine ''Comedy Review''. He specialised in media studies at the University of Westminster. Career At 22, he became a BBC producer. He was part of the production team behind British Comedy Award-winning ''Dead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man And Boy (novel)
''Man and Boy'' is a 1999 novel by Tony Parsons. It was awarded the 2001 British Book of the Year award. Plot introduction Harry Silver is a successful television producer about to turn 30. He is happily married, has a four-year-old son and drives a convertible sports car. Then he spends the night with a colleague from work and his life falls apart; his wife leaves him and emigrates to Japan, he loses his job and he has to cope with being a single parent. He also has to deal with the trauma of his father dying from cancer. While coping with these stresses in his life, he meets another woman at a coffee shop, a woman whom he has already met with her child, then they part. Harry finds a new job and eventually moves on with his life. TV Adaptation A BBC One adaptation of the book was aired in 2002 starring Ioan Gruffudd and Elizabeth Mitchell Elizabeth Mitchell (born Elizabeth Joanna Robertson) is an American actress known for her lead role as Juliet Burke on the ABC drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Lott
Tim Lott (born 23 January 1956) is a British author. He worked as a music journalist and ran a magazine publishing business, launching ''Flexipop'' magazine in 1980 with ex-''Record Mirror'' journalist Barry Cain. Early life and education In 1956, Lott was born in Southall, West London. He graduated with a degree in history and politics from the London School of Economics in 1986, at the age of 30. Career In the late 1980s, Lott briefly worked as the editor of ''City Limits'', a magazine based in London. Lott was a TV producer and a Sunday magazine featured writer. In 1996, Lott's first book, a memoir, ''The Scent of Dried Roses'', was published and won the PEN/Ackerley Prize for autobiography. It is now published as a Penguin Modern Classic. His next work, and first novel, ''White City Blue'', was published in 1999 and won that year's Whitbread Award for Best First Novel. He was shortlisted in the Best Novel category of the 2002 Whitbread Awards and the Encore Awards for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
