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Tag: book excerpt

Warm Bodies Director Jonathan Levine Presents an Exclusive Excerpt From Isaac Marion’s The Burning World

Film
By Isaac Marion | January 18, 2017
By Isaac Marion | January 18, 2017

Warm Bodies Director Jonathan Levine Presents an Exclusive Excerpt From Isaac Marion’s The Burning World

Get a first taste of Marion's latest book in his best-selling Warm Bodies series, prefaced by some warm words on it from Levine.

Read an Excerpt from Bowie Drummer Woody Woodmansey’s Spider From Mars: My Life with David Bowie

Music
By Woody Woodmansey | January 13, 2017
By Woody Woodmansey | January 13, 2017

Read an Excerpt from Bowie Drummer Woody Woodmansey’s Spider From Mars: My Life with David Bowie

Find out how Woody linked up with Bowie.

That Time Rip Torn Tried to Kill Norman Mailer and Hervé Villechaize Nearly Drowned

Film
By Barney Rosset | October 3, 2016
By Barney Rosset | October 3, 2016

That Time Rip Torn Tried to Kill Norman Mailer and Hervé Villechaize Nearly Drowned

An exclusive excerpt on the making of Mailer's infamous Maidstone from publisher and sometime film producer Barney Rosset's memoir.

Exclusive Book Extract: The Opening of the Uncle Kent 2 Novelization

Film
By L.P. Eaves | September 12, 2016
By L.P. Eaves | September 12, 2016

Exclusive Book Extract: The Opening of the Uncle Kent 2 Novelization

Enjoy a taste of the book of the most unlikely sequel ever made, plus sketches by its writer-star, Kent Osborne. Thanks, Factory 25!

An Excerpt from NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories by NOFX and Jeff Alulis

Music
April 7, 2016
April 7, 2016

An Excerpt from NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories by NOFX and Jeff Alulis

Fat Mike reveals how he fell in love with punk rock.

Exclusive Book Extract: Nicholas Hytner’s Foreword to The Lady in the Van: The Screenplay by Alan Bennett

Film
By Nicholas Hytner | December 5, 2015
By Nicholas Hytner | December 5, 2015

Exclusive Book Extract: Nicholas Hytner’s Foreword to The Lady in the Van: The Screenplay by Alan Bennett

The esteemed British director discusses his ongoing creative relationship with Bennett, and the real-life figure behind their latest collaboration.

An Excerpt From How to Ru(i)n a Record Label: The Story of Lookout Records by Larry Livermore (the Lookouts, the Potatomen)

Music
By Larry Livermore | November 7, 2015
By Larry Livermore | November 7, 2015

An Excerpt From How to Ru(i)n a Record Label: The Story of Lookout Records by Larry Livermore (the Lookouts, the Potatomen)

In an excerpt from his forthcoming memoir, the Lookout! Records co-founder tells the short but sweet tale of his own band, the Potatomen.

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