Simon’s Cat
Simon Tofield was aware that his bachelor days were about to end when his girlfriend and her six-year-old daughter moved in with him recently. But there have been two dominant females lording it over his household for some time — a nine-year-old tortoiseshell called Jess and a “ginormous” tabby, Maisy. “Jess is a real one-man [...]
Cormac McCarthy on The Road
Cormac McCarthy shuns interviews but he relishes conversation. Last week the author sat down on the leafy patio of the Medgar Hotel, built about 20 years after the siege of the Alamo, the remains of which are next door. McCarthy had flown to San Antonio to meet his friend Tommy Lee Jones, a star of [...]
James Ellroy
The celebrated crime writer reveals that after his last book led to a breakdown, drugs and divorce, this time he has his demons in check Some illuminating pre-interview James Ellroy research shows: “America’s greatest living crime writer” (some would root for Elmore Leonard) feigning joyful masturbation for the benefit of the Playboy Channel outside the [...]
