Cathi Unsworth
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Cathi Unsworth is an English writer and journalist. After working for Melody Maker
and Bizarre, she began writing novels, with The Not Knowing in 2005 and The Singer in 2007, on Serpent's Tail
. She also edited its London Noir anthology in 2006.
Her writing is heavily influenced by the late Derek Raymond
http://www.serpentstail.com/author_bio?id=10507.
She lives in London
, where she still works as a journalist, including for Dazed & Confused
.
Melody Maker
Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was, according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly music newspaper. It was founded in 1926 as a magazine targeted at musicians; in 2000 it was merged into "long-standing rival" New Musical Express.-1950s–1960s:Originally the Melody...
and Bizarre, she began writing novels, with The Not Knowing in 2005 and The Singer in 2007, on Serpent's Tail
Serpent's Tail
Serpent's Tail is a British independent publishing firm founded in 1986 by Pete Ayrton. It is notable for its translated works, particularly European crime fiction, and is the British publisher of Elfriede Jelinek and Lionel Shriver...
. She also edited its London Noir anthology in 2006.
Her writing is heavily influenced by the late Derek Raymond
Derek Raymond
Robert William Arthur Cook , better known since the 1980s by his pen name Derek Raymond, was an English crime writer, credited with being the founder of English noir.-Early life:...
http://www.serpentstail.com/author_bio?id=10507.
She lives in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, where she still works as a journalist, including for Dazed & Confused
Dazed & Confused (magazine)
Dazed & Confused is a British style magazine, that was set up in 1992 and published monthly. Its founding editors were Jefferson Hack and Rankin...
.
Novels
- The Not Knowing (2005)
- The Singer (2007)
- Bad Penny Blues (2009)
Other
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range. - That Kind of GirlThat Kind of GirlThat Kind of Girl is a British cult film and the directorial debut of Gerry O'Hara. Produced by Robert Hartford-Davis with a script by Jan Read, it was released in 1963....
The sleeve notes for the DVD release from the BFI Flipside range.