Which brings us to the strange case of celebrity writers – famous people who suddenly decide to write a book. It is a peculiar impulse, not least because it doesn’t work the other way round. You rarely hear that Hilary Mantel, A S Byatt or Alan Hollinghurst have decided to enhance their professional skill set by taking up modelling or acting, becoming a television gardener, cook or chat show host. Yet the autumn brings a rich harvest of fiction by celebs who clearly reckon that writing is a doddle.
A book with a famous name on it sells.
Russell Brand got a book contract because he’s got squiddely million Twitter followers, not because he’s got anything to say. Floella had a best seller without actually writing one. And Naomi Campbell has had best sellers without actually reading them (as has the orange one with the strange taste in men).
Who’s Floella?
Sounds like a brand of drainpipe.
I think it’s zoella. A fashion you tuber. Look up college humour and fashion blogger for a funny and succint parody
I rather like the idea of Hilary Mantel taking up acting. I can easily see her as Dobby the house elf.
“(as has the orange one with the strange taste in men).”
Dale Winton?
You beat me to it Gareth. I was going to say ” Which orange one with a strange taste in men?” It’s a rich choice.
Also” Floella” ?
Foella Benjamin–used to be on Play School?
Cue window jokes.
The article itself talks about Morrissey having written a book. I am trying to imagine the circumstances under which my paucity of reading material would be sufficiently dire as to compel me to read anything that ridiculous po-faced twat had to say. It doesn’t bear thinking about.
They don’t write books. They endorse them.
@Mr Ecks.
Floella Benjamin most certainly has written several books. They weren’t best sellers, as far as I know. But that’s probably because she actually did write them herself.