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Lad-lit
Lad lit was a term used principally from the 1990s to the early 2010s to describe male-authored popular novels about young men and their emotional and personal lives. Emerging as part of Britain's 1990s media-driven ''lad'' subculture, the term ''lad lit'' preceded ''chick lit.'' However, while chick lit enjoyed massive uptake as a publishing category on both sides of the Atlantic, lad lit has had a much more limited usage among publishers, writers, critics and readers. The term combines the word "lad," which refers to a boy or young man and "lit," which is short for "literature." Books described as lad lit are usually characterized by a confessional and humorous writing style. Description Lad lit typically concerns itself with the trials and tribulations of white, heterosexual, urban twenty and thirty something men, faced with changing romantic mores and the pursuit of a desired lifestyle. The stories revolve around issues like male identity crisis and masculine insecurity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lad Culture
Lad culture (also the new lad, laddism) was a media-driven, principally British and Irish subculture of the 1990s and early 2000s. The image of the "lad"—or "new lad"—was that of a generally middle class figure espousing attitudes typically attributed to the working classes. The subculture involved heterosexual young men assuming an anti-intellectual position, shunning cultural pursuits and sensitivity in favour of drinking, sport, sex and sexism. Lad culture was diverse and popular involving literature, magazines, film, music and television, with ironic humour being a defining trope. Principally understood at the time as a male backlash against feminism and the pro-feminist "new man", the discourse around the new lad represented some of the earliest mass public discussion of how heterosexual masculinity is constructed. Lad culture peaked around the turn of the millennium and can be seen as going into decline as the market for lad mags collapsed in the early 2000s, driven by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Parsons (British Journalist)
Tony Victor Parsons (born 6 November 1953) is an English journalist, broadcaster, and author. He began his career as a music journalist for '' New Musical Express'' (''NME''), writing about punk music. Later he wrote for ''The Daily Telegraph'', before going on to write for the ''Daily Mirror'' for 18 years. Since September 2013, Parsons has written a column for '' The Sun''. He was for a time a regular guest on the BBC Two arts review programme '' The Late Show'', and appeared infrequently on the successor ''Newsnight Review''; he also briefly hosted a series on Channel 4 called ''Big Mouth''. Parsons is the author of the novel '' Man and Boy'' (1999). He had previously written a number of novels including ''The Kids'' (1976), ''Platinum Logic'' (1981) and ''Limelight Blues'' (1983). Parsons has since published a series of best-selling novels – ''One For My Baby'' (2001), ''Man and Wife'' (2003), ''The Family Way'' (2004), '' Stories We Could Tell'' (2006), ''My Favourite W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zack Love
Zack or Zach may refer to: People * Zach (surname), various people * Zack (surname), various people * Zack (personal name), lists of people and fictional characters named Zack, Zach, Zac, Zak or Zakk * Záh (gens) or Zách, a ''gens'' (clan) in the Kingdom of Hungary Places * Zack, Texas, a formerly populated place * Zach (crater), on the Moon Arts and entertainment * ''Zack'' (play), a 1920 play by Harold Brighouse * ''Zack'', a novel by William Bell Others * Tropical Storm Zack (1992), a tropical storm that did not make landfall * Typhoon Zack (1995), a Category 4 typhoon that hit the Philippines and Vietnam See also * Zacks, a surname * ZAC (other) * Žač Žač ( sr-cyr, Жач, sq, Zallçi) is a village/settlement in the Istok Municipality of Kosovo. The village was in the spotlight in 2010, when Serbian refugees were denied the right to return to their homes. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Monkey (novel)
''Love Monkey'' is a comic novel by Kyle Smith published in 2004. It is the basis for the 2006 CBS television series of the same name. ''Love Monkey'' is Kyle Smith's first novel. Smith is currently a film critic for the New York Post. Plot summary Tom Farrell is a man in his thirties who resides in New York City in 2001 (before, during and after the September 11 attacks). The novel is a slice of life story, briefly visiting several months of his life as he works as an editor of the weekend edition of the New York City newspaper, ''Tabloid''. Although his friends and relatives advance in life (marriage, kids, etc.), Tom believes he is not. He makes around $86,000 a year, but the most expensive item he owns is a several thousand dollar couch (doesn't own a high priced item like a home or car, for example). The novel tracks Tom as he moves through his life, with each chapter being a day in his life during the year 2001 (not all days covered, and not all chapters start new days). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyle Smith (critic)
Kyle Smith (born 1966) is an American critic, columnist and novelist. After fifteen years of writing for ''National Review'', most recently as critic-at-large, Smith announced on July 15, 2022 in his "Farewell" post that he was leaving to become the film critic for ''The Wall Street Journal''. He continues as theater critic for '' The New Criterion''. Earlier, he was a film critic for the ''New York Post'', and a contributor to ''The Wall Street Journal'', ''People'', ''New York'', ''Forbes'', ''The New York Times'', and '' Commentary''. Education Smith graduated from East Longmeadow High School in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts in 1984 and from Yale University, summa cum laude, as an English major, and as a Phi Beta Kappa member. Smith served in the U.S. Army during the Persian Gulf War, holding the rank of lieutenant. From 1996 to 2005 he worked at ''People'' magazine as editor of book and music reviews. Writing A writer in ''Entertainment Weekly'' described Smith's film- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yes Man (book)
''Yes Man'' is a memoir A memoir (; , ) is any nonfiction narrative writing based in the author's personal memories. The assertions made in the work are thus understood to be factual. While memoir has historically been defined as a subcategory of biography or autobiog ... written by Danny Wallace based upon a year of the author's life, in which he chose to say "Yes" to any offers that came his way. It was also loosely adapted into the 2008 film '' Yes Man'' starring Jim Carrey. Plot summary Danny Wallace, a freelance radio producer for the BBC in London, takes three simple words uttered by a stranger on a bus—"Say yes more"—as a challenge and says "yes" to everything for a year. He says "yes" to pamphleteers on the street, the credit card offers stuffing his mailbox and solicitations on the Internet. He attends meetings with a group that believes aliens built the pyramids in Egypt, says "yes" to every invitation to go out on the town and furthers his career by saying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Wallace (humorist)
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 '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Dunn (author)
__NOTOC__ Matt Dunn (born Margate, England, in 1966) is a British romantic comedy novelist. He was educated at Chatham House Grammar School in Ramsgate, and then read Sports Science at Brighton Polytechnic (now the University of Brighton). His second novel, ''The Ex-Boyfriend's Handbook'', was shortlisted for both the Romantic Novel of the Year Award and the Melissa Nathan Award for Comedy Romance. It subsequently became a best-seller in the UK (and as an e-book in the United States), and was optioned for sitcom development by CBS.Ink Pantry Publishing, 12 October 2012 In 2008, he contributed to the anthology of true stories ''The Best Day Of My Life'', along with James Corden, |
Mark Barrowcliffe
Mark Barrowcliffe (born 14 July 1964), also known as M.D. Lachlan and Mark Alder, is an English writer. He was born in Coventry and studied at the University of Sussex. After graduating, Barrowcliffe worked as a journalist before penning his first novel, '' Girlfriend 44''. He then made a name for himself writing " lad lit". He currently lives and writes in Brighton, East Sussex, and South Cambridgeshire. Barrowcliffe wrote under the pseudonym "M.D. Lachlan" for the Wolfsangel series, which began with ''Wolfsangel'' in 2010 and continued to '' Lord of Slaughter'' in 2012. A fourth novel in the series, " Valkyrie's Song", is in progress. He was drawn to fantasy after penning '' The Elfish Gene''. In 2013, Barrowcliffe began a new series, 'The Banners of Blood', under another pseudonym "Mark Alder", with the first book titled ''Son of the Morning''. Early life Barrowcliffe felt that, as he was growing up, he kept his distance from girls and "cool kids", and he turned his atte ... [...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] |
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] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |