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Biografie, Film, filmboek, Lifestyleboek

Amy Odell – Gwyneth Paltrow biografie

Amy Odell Gwyneth Paltrow biografie review, recensie en informatie boek over de Amerikaanse actrice. Op 29 juli 2025 verschijnt bij Gellery Books Gwyneth, The Biography, geschreven door Amy Odell. Hier lees je informatie over de inhoud van het boek, de auteur en over de uitgave. Een Nederlandse vertaling van de biografie is niet verkrijgbaar.

Amy Odell Gwyneth Paltrow biografie review en recensie

  • “Amy Odell’s dishy biography of the actress and wellness guru examines how she became such an inspirational, aspirational and ultimately unknowable icon.” (The Washington Post)
  • “Gwyneth: The Biography is a satisfying read about the pioneering and polarizing actor and business woman.” (AP News)

Amy Odell Gwyneth Paltrow biografie

Gwyneth

The Biography

  • Auteur: Amy Odell (Verenigde Staten)
  • Soort boek: biografie, filmboek
  • Taal; Engels
  • Uitgever: Gallery Books
  • Verschijnt: 29 juli 2025
  • Omvang: 448 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook / luisterboek
  • Prijs: $ 30,99 / $ 16,99 / $ 29,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van de biografie van actrice Gwyneth Paltrow

New York Times bestselling author Amy Odell takes readers inside the world of one of the most influential and polarizing celebrities of the modern era—complete with exclusive new stories about her childhood, acting career, romances, and her lifestyle brand Goop.

Love her or hate her, Gwyneth Paltrow has managed to stay on the A-list, her influence spanning entertainment, fashion, and the modern wellness industry. Gwyneth was born to parents viewed as Hollywood royalty, and that immense privilege turned her into a target of backlash when, at just twenty-six, she won an Oscar. Rather than cave in to criticism, she leveraged the attention for valuable endorsement deals and film roles, eventually founding her controversial wellness and lifestyle company, Goop.

Over the decades, she has participated in countless carefully managed interviews, but the real Gwyneth—the basis of her motives, desires, strengths, faults, and vulnerabilities—has never been fully revealed, until now. Based on exclusive conversations with more than 220 sources, including close current and former friends and colleagues, this deeply researched biography provides insight and behind-the-scenes details of her relationships, family, friendships, iconic films, and tenure as the CEO of Goop. Gwyneth offers the fascinating, definitive look at how Paltrow rose to prominence, stayed in the limelight, and shaped culture—for better or worse—for so long.

Amy Odell is the author of Anna: The Biography, an in-depth examination of Anna Wintour, and the essay collection Tales from the Back Row. A veteran culture and fashion journalist, she writes the influential newsletter Back Row. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Time, New York magazine, and numerous other publications.

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Engeland, Muziek, Popmuziek

Melissa Locker – And After All

Melissa Locker And After All review, recensie en informatie boek over de Engelse band Oasis. Op 1 juli 2025 verschijnt bij Galley Books And After All, A Fan History of Oasis. Het boek is geschreven door de Amerikaanse schrijfster, producer en podcastmaker Melissa Locker. Hier lees je informatie over de inhoud van het boek, de auteur en over de uitgave. Een Nederlandse vertaling van het boek is niet verkrijgbaar.

Melissa Locker And After All review en recensie

  • “This book shines a light on the fans who helped make (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? and Be Here Now global hits and two of the most iconic albums ever made. Oasis had the songs and the fans helped make them huge. Great to have a different perspective on the story of Oasis.” (Nick Brine, recording engineer of What’s the Story, Morning Glory?)
  • “And After All is a wonderfully original way to connect to the history of Oasis: from the viewpoint of Oasis fans. Reading about the fans’ commitment to getting to see the band live or buying memorabilia feels like the best kind of celebration of the legendary band. These are stories of lifelong dedication and love.” (Fred Armisen)

Melissa Locker And After All

And After All

A Fan History of Oasis

  • Auteur: Melissa Locker (Verenigde Staten)
  • Soort boek: muziekboek
  • Uitgever: Gallery Books
  • Verschijnt 1 juli 2025
  • Omvang: 320 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook
  • Prijs: £ 20,00 / £ 11,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van het boek over de band Oasis van Melissa Locker

This oral history documents the story of Oasis as told by the fans who were there. Discover never-before-seen perspectives charting the rise, fall, and rise again of Liam and Noel Gallagher and the British rock band whose music defined a generation.

A few years after Definitely Maybe topped the charts, with “(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?” established as one of the UK’s bestselling albums of all time, and Oasis the reigning rulers of British rock, Noel Gallagher did the unthinkable: he broke up the band. After a string of public spats, Noel announced that he “simply could not go on working” with his brother Liam “a day longer.”

Fifteen years later, the brothers announced a truce. The news sent fans into a frenzy, ticket prices soared, and Definitely Maybe was back on the top of the charts. That’s because for a generation of music lovers around the world, Oasis really mattered. Their combination of earthy lyrics, brazen attitude, and earworm-worthy tunes set against a backdrop of working-class experience made them relatable, memorable, and important.

And After All gives the mic to the fans that launched Oasis to stratospheric fame and takes a deep dive into the band’s formation, history, and reunion. Through the lens of the fans who were there for all the songs, feuds, and incredible shows, journalist Melissa Locker examines the path Oasis charted as they cemented their place in modern rock history.

Voices in this fan history include the band’s earliest PR person, superfan memorabilia collectors, musicians who toured with Oasis in the early days, concertgoers from some of the band’s most legendary performances, official Fan Club leadership, couples who met because of the band, the DJ who inspired Noel to dare Liam to call him and may have kick-started the reunion, among many others. Their personal stories about the music, the concerts, and the band come together in a mosaic that depicts Oasis’s enduring legacy.

Melissa Locker is a writer, producer, podcaster, and on-air personality. Her music reporting has appeared in The Guardian, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Time, The Believer, Elle, Vogue, Pitchfork, Stereogum, and beloved alt-weeklies including The Village Voice, the Washington DC City Paper, The Stranger, and the Portland Mercury. She has worked at New York’s public radio station, WNYC, for the television show Portlandia, appeared in documentaries about Ace of Base and The Replacements, and worked at the legendary indie label Kill Rock Stars. Her music podcast company Nevermind Media tells music stories, including an oral history of The Blues Brothers and The True Story of the Fake Zombies. In addition to putting words on the page, she was an on-air culture reporter for the national public radio show The Takeaway.

Not the Gallagher Brothers Oasis Talking Shite reviewNot the Gallagher Brothers – Oasis Talking Shite
muziekboek
Uitgever: Simon & Schuster
Verschijnt: 29 juli 2025
A hilarious unofficial tribute to the most opinionated and entertainingly cantankerous band in rock and roll history…lees verder >

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Memoir, Surfen

David Litt – It’s Only Drowning

David Litt It’s Only Drowning review, recensie en informatie boek over surfen van de voormalige speechschrijver van president Barack Obama met een waargebeurd verhaal over leren surfen en de zoektocht naar gemeenschappelijke interesses. Op 24 juni 2025 verschijnt bij Gallery Books het autobiografische boek van David Litt over het plezier dat surfen kan brengen. Hier lees je informatie over de inhoud van het boek, de auteur en over de uitgave. Een Nederlandse vertaling van het boek is niet verkrijgbaar.

David Litt It’s Only Drowning review en recensie

  • “The skills Litt honed by speech writing—especially being quick, clever, and funny while imbuing meaning—are on full display here. Though this book is nominally about learning to surf, at the heart of the tale is Litt’s learning to see beyond his assumptions.” (Library Journal)
  • “It’s Only Drowning is captivating and engaging, witty and funny, and the deeper issues it raises—about living with uncertainty, the importance of stepping outside one’s comfort zone, and the value in spending time with those who see the world differently—stuck with me long after I put it down. This book is easy to read and hard to forget.” (Robert Rubin, former U.S. Treasury Secretary)
  • “Reading It’s Only Drowning feels like those early mornings paddling out into an unpredictable swell—you don’t know what’s coming, but you feel alive just being out there. David’s book is not just a surfing memoir— it’s about the connections that keep us going.” (Laird Hamilton, legendary big-wave surfer)

David Litt It's Only Drowning

It’s Only Drowning

A True Story of Learning to Surf and the Search for Common Ground

  • Auteur: David Litt (Verenigde Staten)
  • Soort boek: boek over surfen, memoir
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Gallery Books
  • Verschijnt: 24 juni 2025
  • Omvang: 304 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook / luisterboek
  • Prijs: $ 29,99 / $ 14,99 / $ 19,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van de memoir over surfen van David Litt

A former Obama speechwriter moves to the Jersey Shore and learns to surf with the help of his brother-in-law: a tattooed, truck-driving Joe Rogan superfan.

David, the Yale-educated writer with a fear of sharks, and Matt, the daredevil electrician with a shed full of surfboards, had never been close. But as America’s crises piled up and David spiraled into existential dread, he noticed that his brother-in-law was thriving. He began to suspect Matt’s favorite hobby had something to do with it.

David started taking surf lessons. For months, he wiped out on waves the height of daffodils. Yet, after realizing that surfing could change him both in and out of the water, he set an audacious goal: riding a big wave in Hawaii. He searched for an expert he could trust to guide and protect him—and when he couldn’t find one, he asked Matt. Together, they set out on a journey that spanned coasts, and even continents, before taking them to Oahu’s famously dangerous North Shore.

It’s Only Drowning is a laugh-out-loud love letter to surfing—and so much more. It’s an ode to embarking on adventures at any age. It’s a blueprint for becoming braver at a time when it takes courage just to read the news. Most of all, it’s the story of an unlikely friendship, one that crosses the fault lines of education, ideology, and culture tearing so many of us apart.

David Litt is born 17 September 1986 in New York City. He is the New York Times bestselling author of Thanks, Obama; Democracy in One Book or Less; and It’s Only Drowning. A former senior speechwriter for Barack Obama, described as “the comic muse for the president” for his work on White House Correspondents’ Dinner monologues, he has also written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Cosmopolitan, and more. Along with writing speeches and jokes for political figures, athletes, Fortune 500 CEOs, and philanthropists, David was the head writer/producer at Funny Or Die, DC, and has written and sold comedy pilots for Comedy Central, ABC, and NBC. He and his wife divide their time between Washington, DC, and Asbury Park, New Jersey.

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Film, filmboek, Memoir

Ed Zwick – Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions

Ed Zwick Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions recensie, review en informatie van de inhoud van de memoir van de Amerikaanse filmregisseur. Op 25 februari 2025 verschijnt bij Gallery Books het boek met herinneringen van Ed Zwick de uit de Verenigde Staten afkomstige filmregisseur en producent. Hier lees je informatie over de inhoud van het boek, de auteur en over de uitgave. Een Nederlandse vertaling van het boek is niet verkrijgbaar.

Ed Zwick Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions recensie, review en informatie

  • “Ed Zwick is a great storyteller, and Hits, Flops and Other Illusions is a terrific trifecta. It’s a true memoir, filled with people we all want to know more about. It’s personal and funny, charting a career of clear and definitive twists and turns. AND, as a bonus, it’s full of do’s and don’ts for filmmakers. I inhaled it. It made me think, like a book about a creative life should. It’s the best kind of book. Even though the motherfucker never hired me!” (Jamie Lee Curtis)
  • “Irresistible … A fantastically entertaining memoir that shows the movie business in high definition. It is part how-to guide, peppered with frank lists that crunch hard-won advice into easily digestible bites, and will be useful for young film-makers – but the layperson will inhale it for the gossip and what it reveals about the frankly bewildering systems of power that prop up the entertainment business.” (The Guardian)
  • “A combination instruction manual, reminiscence and festival of name-dropping, Zwick’s memoir captures the interminable delays between inception and production (on those occasions when production even happens); the egos stroked and dreams dashed; and the exhilaration that accompanies the miracle of a project that somehow, through a combination of persistence and good luck, reaches its fruition and lives up to its potential … For a book that doesn’t exist for the purpose of serving up zingers or exacting vengeance, Hits manages to deliver a tasty supply of both.” (Los Angeles Times)
  • “The author warns early on that he’ll be dropping names, and he certainly does … Not everyone is remembered so fondly, but the author on the whole comes off as humble about his success and charmingly self-deprecating … [a] heartfelt memoir in movies and more.” (The Wall Street Journal)

Ed Zwick Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions

Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions

My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood

  • Auteur: Ed Zwick (Verenigde Staten)
  • Soort boek: memoir, filmboek
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Gallery Books
  • Verschijnt: 25 februari 2025
  • Omvang: 320 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: paperback / ebook / luisterboek
  • Prijs: $ 19,99 / $ 14,99 / $ 24,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van de memoir van filmregisseur Ed Zwick

“I’ll be dropping a few names,” Ed Zwick confesses in the introduction to his book. “Over the years I have worked with self-proclaimed masters-of-the-universe, unheralded geniuses, hacks, sociopaths, savants, and saints.”

He has encountered these Hollywood types during four decades of directing, producing, and writing projects that have collectively received eighteen Academy Award nominations (seven wins) and sixty-seven Emmy nominations (twenty-two wins). Though there are many factors behind such success, including luck and the contributions of his creative partner Marshall Herskovitz, he’s known to have a special talent for bringing out the best in the people he’s worked with, notably the actors. In those intense collaborations, he seeks to discover the small pieces of connective tissue, vulnerability, and fellowship that can help an actor realize their character in full.

Talents whom he spotted early include Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Denzel Washington, Claire Danes, and Jared Leto. Established stars he worked closely with include Leonardo DiCaprio, Anthony Hopkins, Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts, Anne Hathaway, Daniel Craig, Jake Gyllenhaal, Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, and Jennifer Connelly. He also sued Harvey Weinstein over the production of Shakespeare in Love—and won. He shares personal stories about all these people, and more.

Written mostly with love, sometimes with rue, this memoir “is not just a wonderfully intimate memoir. It’s also an indispensable guide to the shark-infested waters of artistic integrity” (Cameron Crowe). Destined to become a new Hollywood classic, Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions is “a must-read for any film fan, and a sacred text for any aspiring filmmakers out there” (Forbes).

Ed Zwick was born 8 october 1952 in Chicago, Illinois. He is an Academy Award– and Emmy Award–winning director, writer, and producer of film and television. A graduate of Harvard and the AFI Conservatory, he lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Liberty Godshall. He directed well known pictures like Glory (1989), The Last Samurai (2006), Blood Diamond (2006) and Trial by Fire (2018).

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Amerikaanse roman, Amerikaanse schrijfster, Historische Roman, New York

Gemma Tizzard – Grace of the Empire State

Gemma Tizzard Grace of the Empire State recensie, review en informatie historische roman over New York tijdens de Great Depression. Op 28 januari 2025 verschijnt bij Gallery Books de debuutroman van de Amerikaanse schrijfster Gemma Tizzard. Hier lees je informatie over de inhoud van de roman, de schrijfster en over de uitgave. Een Nederlandse vertaling van het boek is niet verkrijgbaar.

Gemma Tizzard Grace of the Empire State recensie, review en informatie

  • “Set to the desperate backdrop of the Great Depression, Grace of the Empire State is a thoroughly enjoyable story of family, sacrifice and first love that reminds us that true strength comes from within–and that women have been quietly saving the day since the dawn of time.” (Kristin Harmel)
  • “An inspiring story… With engaging characters and a vibrant depiction of Manhattan–its glittering possibility and its stark heartbreak–Tizzard’s novel soars like its namesake building, and moves along as elegantly as its nimble, determined heroine.” (Shelf Awareness)

Gemma Tizzard Grace of the Empire State

Grace of the Empire State

  • Auteur: Gemma Tizzard (Verenigde Staten)
  • Soort boek: Amerikaanse historische roman
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Gallery Books
  • Verschijnt: 28 januari 2025
  • Omvang: 336 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook / luisterboek
  • Prijs: $ 28,99 / $ 14,99 / $ 24,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol

Flaptekst van de historische roman over New York tijdens de Great Depression

In this breathtaking debut novel, a daring dancer must take her twin brother’s place as a riveter high atop the in-progress Empire State Building to save her family from ruin.

After the death of their father, it’s up to Grace O’Connell and her twin brother Patrick to support their family as the Great Depression takes its toll on New York City. When Grace is laid off from her dancing gig and Patrick is injured at work on the construction of the Empire State Building, desperation leaves them only one solution: Grace must disguise herself as Patrick and take his place on the half-built skyscraper.

She soon proves herself as capable as any man on the steel, and her affection for the loyal men around her—especially Italian immigrant Joe—grows by the day. But when a terrible accident happens high above the city and Grace is the only one capable of saving her stranded colleague, she must make a split-second decision to risk everything or live with her conscience forever.

Set against the backdrop of a city at a crossroads, this electrifying story is full of heart and hope, family and friendship, and the sacrifices we make for those we love.

Gemma Tizzard has a degree in American studies, and a particular interest in untold women’s stories. She has written rom-coms and was longlisted for the 2021 and 2022 Comedy Women in Print (CWIP) Unpublished Novel Prize. Grace of the Empire State is her debut novel.

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Muziek, portret

Henry Alford – I Dream of Joni

Henry Alford I Dream of Joni review, recensie en informatie boek en portret van de Canadese zangeres Joni Mitchell. Op 21 januari 2025 verschijnt bij Gallery Books het nieuwe boek over Joni Mitchell van de Amerikaanse journalist Henry Alford. Hier lees je informatie over de inhoud van het boek, de auteur en over de uitgave. Een Nederlandse vertaling is niet verkrijgbaar.

Henry Alford I Dream of Joni review, recensie en informatie

  • “I came for Henry and stayed for Joni. Which is to say, one can have almost no interest at all in Joni Mitchell (and I’m ashamed to say I was one of those cultural lunks) and enjoy the crap out of this book — the gorgeous turn of words, the humor, the tireless pursuit of delicious detail. Alford, long a favorite of mine, captures the artist in all her zesty contradictions. He doesn’t seek to resolve them, to draft some overarching theory of Joni, but rather to simply — as he puts it — ‘spill them out on a tabletop and watch them sparkle.’ That they do.” (Mary Roach, author of Stiff and Fuzz)
  • “This stylish consideration of the folk-rock-jazz legend by magazine veteran Alford is…thoughtful and informe. A heartfelt reconsideration of an iconic artist.” (Kirkus)

Henry Alford I Dream of Joni

I Dream of Joni

A Portrait of Joni Mitchell in 53 Snapshots

  • Auteur: Henry Alford (Verenigde Staten)
  • Soort boek: muziekboek, portret
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Gallery Books
  • Verschijnt: 21 januari 2025
  • Omvang: 352 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook / luisterboek
  • Prijs: $ 29,99 / $ 14,99 / $ 25,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol

Flaptekst van het boek over zangeres Joni Mitchell van Henry Alford

The eternal singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell is seen anew, portrayed through a witty and comprehensive exploration of anecdotes, quotes, and lyrics by Henry Alford.

Joni Mitchell’s life, psyche, and evolving legacy are explored here in vivid technicolor—from her childhood in Saskatoon, Canada, to her arrival in Laurel Canyon that turned her into, as Alford puts it, “the bard of heartbreak and longing.” Each period of Mitchell’s life is observed via the artists, friends, family, and lovers she encountered along the way, including James Taylor, Leonard Cohen, Georgia O’Keefe, Prince, and, most significantly, Kilauren, the daughter Mitchell gave up for adoption at birth but then reconnected with decades later.

Henry Alford is a humorist and journalist who has written for The New Yorker for more than two decades. A former columnist for The New York Times and a contributing editor to Vanity Fair, he is the author of six books, including And Then We Danced, How to Live, and Big Kiss, an account of his attempts to become a working actor, which won a Thurber Prize.

Ann Powers Travelling In de voetsporen van Joni Mitchell recensieAnn Powers (Verenigde Staten) – Travelling
In de voetsporen van Joni Mitchell
biografie, muziekboek
Uitgever: Xander Uitgevers
Verschijnt: 8 november 2024

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Canadese roman, Canadese schrijfster, Historische Roman, Parijs

Kate MacIntosh – The Champagne Letters

Kate MacIntosh The Champagne Letters review, recensie en informatie van de inhoud van de historische roman. Op 10 december 2024 verschijnt bij Gallery Books de nieuwe roman van de uit Canada afkomstige schrijfster Kate MacIntosh. Hier lees je informatie over de inhoud van de roman, de schrijfster en over de uitgave. Een Nederlandse vertaling van de historische roman is niet verkrijgbaar.

Kate MacIntosh The Champagne Letters review, recensie en informatie

  • “The combination of history and contemporary narrative makes for a compelling read worthy of relationship-fiction collections.” (Booklist)
  • “Filled with wit and wisdom in equal measure, The Champagne Letters is an utter delight! This book reminds us about the extraordinary things that can happen when we take charge of our own lives—ideally with a glass of champagne close at hand.” (Julia Kelly, schrijfster)

Kate MacIntosh The Champagne Letters

The Champagne Letters

  • Auteur: Kate MacIntosh (Canada)
  • Soort boek: historische roman
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Gallery Books
  • Verschijnt: 10 december 2024
  • Omvang: 352 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook / luisterboek
  • Prijs:  $ 28,99 /  $ 14,99 /  $ 25,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol

Flaptekst van de nieuwe roman van Kate MacIntosh

Reims, France, 1805: Barbe-Nicole Clicquot has just lost her beloved husband but is determined to pursue their dream of creating the premier champagne house in France, now named for her new identity as a widow: Veuve Clicquot. With the Russians poised to invade, competitors fighting for her customers, and the Napoleonic court politics complicating matters she must set herself apart quickly and permanently if she, and her business, are to survive.

In present day Chicago, broken from her divorce, Natalie Taylor runs away to Paris. In a book stall by the Seine, Natalie finds a collection of the Widow Clicquot’s published letters and uses them as inspiration to step out of her comfort zone and create a new, empowered life for herself. But when her Parisian escape takes a shocking and unexpected turn, she’s forced to make a choice. Should she accept her losses and return home, or fight for the future she’s only dreamed about? What would the widow do?

Kate MacIntosh is always in search of the perfect bottle of wine, a great book, and a swoon-worthy period costume drama. You’ll find her in Vancouver where in her free time she enjoys spending time with friends, teaching writing, and listening to true crime podcasts.

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Amerikaanse thrillers

Pip Drysdale – The Close-Up

Pip Drysdale The Close-Up review, recensie en informatie over de inhoud van de neo noir thriller. Op 3 december 2024 verschijnt bij Gallery Books de nieuwe neo noir thriller van de schrijfster Pip Drysdale. Hier lees je informatie over de inhoud van het boek, de schrijfster en over de uitgave. Er is geen Nederlandse vertaling van de thriller verkrijgbaar.

Pip Drysdale The Close-Up review, recensie en informatie

  • “A hotly anticipated debut novel, complete with a princely advance and a dreamy move to Los Angeles, equals lifelong success, right? Not quite. Books flop, money dries up and the city’s bright lights conceal both its dark underbelly and what those in the limelight will do to stay famous . . . With its colorful supporting characters and spectacularly twisty plot, The Close-Up is a fantastic addition to the neo-noir subgenre.” (Bookpage)
  • “A  writer’s life takes a turn for the metafictional in this glossy neo-noir . . . Drysdale’s tale takes the form of an after the fact tell-all written by Zoe, characterized by clever foreshadowing and an intoxicating Hollywood buzz. This offers plenty of frothy fun.” (Publishers Weekly)

Pip Drysdale The Close-Up

The Close-Up

  • Auteur: Pip Drysdale (Verenigde Staten)
  • Soort boek: neo noir thriller
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Gallery Books
  • Verschijnt: 3 december 2024
  • Omvang: 352 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook / luisterboek
  • Prijs: $ 28,99 / $ 14,99 / $ 25,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol

Flaptekst van de thriller van Pip Drysdale

A struggling author discovers the dark side of fame when a stalker begins reenacting violent events from her thriller in this electrifying and twisty new novel.

When Zoe Ann Weiss moves to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of becoming a writer, her whole future is wide open. But then Zach, the bartender and aspiring actor she’s falling for, ghosts her. Her debut novel, a thriller, fails. And she has writer’s block worse than ever before. Now, three years later, Zach is famous and Zoe is…not.

She’s facing her thirtieth birthday, a dead-end job at a flower shop, and a demanding agent, terrified she’ll never get her life back on track. But when she goes to make a flower delivery and Zach is at the address, it’s like no time has passed at all. They start casually dating in secret, her writer’s block disappears, and Zoe begins to wonder: Zach inspired her first novel, so why can’t he inspire her second?

But then the inevitable happens and photos are leaked, landing Zoe in the press. Her first novel goes viral, and now everyone seems to know her name. Except the problem with everyone knowing your name is that everyone knows your name—including the mysterious stalker obsessed with Zach. A stalker who begins reenacting violent events from Zoe’s book, step by step, against her.

Pip Drysdale is an author, musician, and actor. She grew up in Africa, Canada, and Australia, became an adult in New York and London, and lives on a steady diet of coffee, dreams, and literature. All four of her previous novels—The Sunday Girl, The Strangers We Know, The Paris Affair, and The Next Girl—have been bestsellers in Australia.

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Kookboeken, Muziek

Willie & Anne Nelson – Cannabis Cookbook

Willie & Anne Nelson Cannabis Cookbook review, recensie en informatie over de gerechten en recepten in het kookboek. Op 12 november 2024 verschijnt bij Gallery Books het cannabis kookboek dat de Amerikaanse countryzanger Willie Nelson met zijn vrouw Annie en een aantal anderen maakte. Hier lees je informatie over de inhoud van het kookboek, de gerechten, recepten en over de auteurs. Een Nederlandse vertaling van het boek is niet verkrijgbaar.

Willie & Anne Nelson Cannabis Cookbook review, recensie en informatie

  • “A charming collection of hearty, cannabis-infused dishes that goes well beyond the brownies and cookies readers might expect…Fans of the songwriter will find much to savor in this feel-good offering.” (Publishers Weekly)

Willie & Anne Nelson Cannabis Cookboek

Willie & Annie Nelson’s Cannabis Cookbook

Mouthwatering Recipes and the High-Flying Stories Behind Them

  • Auteurs: Willie Nelson, Annie Nelson (Verenigde Staten)
  • Co-auteurs: David Ritz, Mia Tangredi, Andrea Drummer
  • Soort boek: cannabis kookboek
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Gallery Books
  • Verschijnt: 12 november 2024
  • Omvang: 256 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Boekhandel / Bol

Flaptekst van het kookboek met cannabisrecepten van Willie en Annie Nelson

Country icon, bestselling author, and living legend Willie Nelson pairs his gift for storytelling and herbal remedies with his wife Annie’s passion for home cooked meals in this cookbook of cannabis-infused delicacies.

In the Nelson family’s first ever cookbook, we’re cooking with good vibes only. Drawn from their favorite meals on nationwide tours, at the ranch, at home, and in their favorite cities along the way, these recipes have stories to tell—and what better way to enjoy a good meal than with a high-flying tale and a relaxing buzz?

Each recipe provides a cannabis kick to ease the mind as much as the body, making their cookbook an exciting, comforting, and lively way to dive into their story, as they draw from meals shared with family, friends, and fans alike.

The recipes themselves are delicious and easy to make at home. Buffalo wings, chocolate cake, fried chicken. Only the good stuff. And it includes an additional chapter providing a full suite of cannabis-infused base ingredients—cannabutter, finishing oil, simply syrups, sugars, salts, and tinctures.

Willie Nelson (29 April 1933, Abbott, Texas’ is one of the most popular, prolific, and influential songwriters and singers in the history of American music. He has recorded more than one hundred albums over six decades, appeared in several films, and written two New York Times bestsellers.

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Uitgever: Reaktion Books
Verschijnt: 1 mei 2025

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Amerikaanse thrillers

J.A. Jance – Cruel Intent

J.A. Jance Cruel Intent review recensie en informatie over de inhoud van de vierde Ali Reynolds thriller. Op 17 december 2024 verschijnt bij Gallery Books de thriller Cruel Intent van de Amerikaanse thrillerschrijfster J.A. Jance. Hier lees je informatie over de inhoud van de Amerikaanse thriller, de schrijfster en over de uitgave. Een Nederlandse vertaling is niet verkrijgbaar.

J.A. Jance Cruel Intent review recensie en informatie

  • “Jance, whose books are read by millions, is on to something.” (Kathleen Daley, The Star-Ledger)

J.A. Jance Cruel Intent

Cruel Intent

Ali Reynolds thriller 4

  • Auteur: J.A. Jance (Verenigde Staten)
  • Soort boek: Amerikaanse thriller
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Gallery Books
  • Verschijnt: 17 december 2024
  • Omvang: 336 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: paperback / ebook / luisterboek
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol

Flaptekst van de vierde Ali Reynolds thriller van J.A. Jance

From New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance comes a chilling tale of suspense, where a cold-blooded murderer lures former newscaster Ali Reynolds into a chilling web of online romance—and doom.

During an all-consuming remodel on her home, the last thing Ali Reynolds expects is a murder investigation. But when the savagely mutilated body of a stay-at-home mom is found, Ali’s contractor Logan is the prime suspect. He swears he has nothing to do with his wife’s murder—but as the investigation progresses, Ali seems to be the only resident in Sedona who believes him.

Determined to prove Logan’s innocence, Ali unknowingly lands herself directly in the path of a calculating killer. In a world filled with encrypted computer traps and life-threatening lies, will Ali be able to decode the actions of a ruthless man determined to destroy women—before he uses his wicked website to find her?

J.A. Jance (27 October 1944,  Watertown, South Dakota) is the New York Times bestselling author of the Ali Reynolds series, the J.P. Beaumont series, the Joanna Brady series, and the Walker Family series. Born in South Dakota and raised in Bisbee, Arizona, Jance lives with her husband in Seattle, Washington.

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