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July 2, 2008 9:20 AM

AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Grace Dent

You may know Grace Dent's hilarious young adult books. Or you may know her hilarious soap column (World of Lather) in the Guardian's TV Guide. Or perhaps you read her (hilarious) Big Brother column in the Radio Times. If you haven't read her at all, what are you waiting for? You can start now, with her latest book, Shiraz: the Ibiza Diaries. And this interview, of course.

Please describe your latest book in 15 words or fewer:

Shiraz Bailey Wood (Duchess of Essex) and the usual suspects go to Ibiza for a fortnight of fun. Seriously, WHAT could go wrong?

Where do you like to write your books (in bed, a coffee shop, an office)?

I write a lot in bed. I'm not ashamed to say that any more. It's one of the biggest perks of being an author. There's no way lying horizontal in bed can ever truly feel like work.

Your favourite chick-lit book?

Hollywood Wives - Jackie Collins.

Your favourite female heroine (if different from above!), and why?

Helen Burn in Jane Eyre.  She's Jane's first, best and truest friend. I still get upset thinking about their last evening.

What tips would you give to any of our readers who want to become writers?

Write. Don't sit about talking about how you'd really like to do it. It's the cheapest most accessible hobby in the world. Get on with it.

What are you reading at the moment?

Speaking For Myself by Cherie Blair.

What are you working on now?
I'm writing the new Shiraz book (out in October 2008). I'm writing a Big Brother 9 blog and I'm writing a television show.

Do you have a theme song?

Obstacle Number 1 by Interpol.

What question have you never been asked in an interview, but think you should have been?

Why have you failed your driving test 7 times?

Because apparently I don't 'drive' to the 'suggested standards' of the so-called 'DVLA'  and their 'requirements'. The swines.

Thanks, Grace!

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Posted by Aigua Media on July 2, 2008 in British Authors, Interviews, Series, Young Adult | Permalink

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