Raymond Burr had flings with starlets such as Natalie Wood… except he made it all up 

This month, Perry Mason — the legendary Los Angeles defence attorney who yielded to no one in getting his clients off the rap — is returning to British television screens in a transformed characterisation by the award-winning Welsh actor Matthew Rhys. Mason was the creation of U.S. author Erle Stanley Gardner in some 80 novels … Read more

Author who quit JK Rowling’s agency over transgender row says she’s ‘fallen in with the wrong crowd’

Author who quit JK Rowling’s agency over transgender row says Harry Potter author has ‘fallen in with the wrong crowd’ and needs to ‘open her eyes’ Fox Fisher, Drew Davies and Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir resigned from The Blair Partnership  A fourth author is understood to have quit but wished to remain anonymous  Fox Fisher … Read more

Authors quit JK Rowling’s literary agency for transgender stance

Four authors have resigned from JK Rowling’s literary agency after accusing it of failing to issue a public statement in support of transgender rights and equality. Fox Fisher, Drew Davies and Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir issued a joint statement to announce their resignation from The Blair Partnership.  A fourth author is also understood to have … Read more