In the beginning, there was fan fiction: from the four gospels to Fifty Shades
EL James's Fifty Shades of Grey originated as a piece of fanfic based on the Twilight series. So is fan fiction something to be feared? And where did it all begin?If you were to lock a group of pop...
View ArticleThe reason I won't be buying Fifty Shades of Grey loungewear | Zoe Williams
What do EL James' trilogy, Cosmopolitan and cosmetic surgery have in common? They seem to be about sex, when really they are about shoppingThe author of Fifty Shades of Grey, EL James, has signed three...
View ArticleFifty Shades of Fear
EL James has made women demand more from their men, says Tim Peel. And some of those men don't like it one bitThe conversation starts with someone's wife; she's reading Fifty Shades of Grey. First...
View ArticleFifty Shades of Grey condemned as 'manual for sexual torture'
Head of domestic violence charity dismisses EL James trilogy as 'misogynistic' handbook that peddles dangerous messageA women's refuge has slammed the bestselling Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy as "an...
View Article'I like submissive sex but Fifty Shades is not about fun: it's about abuse'
EL James has brought S&M into the mainstream, but the books' undertone of approval for sexual violence is both stereotyped and indefensible, says sexual submissive Sophie MorganAfter many false...
View ArticleMeet Mr Fifty Shades: EL James's husband speaks out
Do they have a dungeon? Or a Red Room of Pain? Mr EL James reveals what it's like to live with a publishing phenomenonIf on entering your local bookshop you can find your way past the teetering stacks...
View ArticleBret Easton Ellis says James Deen may star in Fifty Shades of Grey
The author has tweeted that US porn actor Deen is in the running to play kinky business magnate Christian Grey in EL James's knee-tremblerThe maverick novelist and screenwriter Bret Easton Ellis may...
View ArticleHow a Fifty Shades of Grey rival borrows from Duchamp
The Bride Stripped Bare, a rival to EL James's bestselling novel, reminds us of the brilliance of Marcel Duchamp's erotic masterpieceA rival to the erotic bestseller Fifty Shades of Grey caught my eye...
View ArticleFifty Shades of Grey film: EL James hopes for cameo
Minor character in Fifty Shades is based on me, says author of bestselling erotic novel, as she reveals hopes for cameo in upcoming film versionAuthor EL James has said she hopes to make a cameo...
View ArticleJohn Cleese and David Jason reap Fifty Shades bonanza
EL James's publisher splashes out on memoirs from the former Python and the Only Fools star, while Poirot actor David Suchet signs with HeadlineDespite falling sales for celebrity autobiographies,...
View ArticleFifty Shades of Grey struggles to excite in France, the home of Sade
French critics dub EL James's erotic phenomenon boring, cliched and without literary merit, despite huge print runHistory has shown that when it comes to French-British rivalry and cross-Channel spats,...
View ArticleFifty Shades of Grey nominated for National Book award
EL James's bestselling erotic novel to go up against Kate Mosse's Citadel for popular fiction book of the year gongShe has broken record after record, racked up sales of over 4m copies and almost...
View ArticleEL James, JK Rowling, Hilary Mantel … the women who dominated publishing in 2012
An outpouring of erotica, a historic Booker double win, and a self-publishing revolution: women have changed the world of books this yearEL JamesFour years ago a dissatisfied TV executive was inspired...
View ArticleEL James wins 'publishing person of the year' for making erotic fiction 'hot'
Publishers Weekly declares Fifty Shades of Grey author the industry's most influential figure in 2012Amidst cries heralding the end of civilisation and "what were they thinking?" America's book trade...
View ArticleEL James: 'One minute I'm in Madrid, the next I'm eating chips in Ikea'
The Fifty Shades author on why success hasn't turned her headAccording to the website celebritynetworth.com, E L James, author of the bestselling kinkfest Fifty Shades of Grey and its sequels, earns...
View ArticlePeople who made the headlines in 2012
The Observer talks to Mo Farah, EL James, Nick Grimshaw, Samantha Brick, Uggie the dog and others who found themselves in the spotlight this yearPaddy Allen
View ArticleWho do you think were the faces of 2012?
Mo Farah, EL James, Sam Mendes … the Observer is looking at 2012 through the eyes of the people who made the year's biggest headlines. Who stood out for you in 2012?• Interactive: People who made the...
View ArticleThe Bible is surprise bestseller in Norway
New translation jostles for position with EL James, Jo Nesbø and Ken Follett to become one of the year's top 15 bestsellersThe hottest read in Norway this year is packed with polygamy, prostitutes –...
View ArticleFifty Shades of Grey voted the most popular book of 2012
EL James's erotic fiction title notches up landslide success in race to be named Specsavers book of the yearThe Booker judges went for Hilary Mantel, the Costa panel for Andrew Miller and the Orange...
View ArticleTop 100 bestselling books of 2012
Find out which books made the top 100 bestsellers' list in 2012 - and where Fifty Shades of Grey cameFull 100 list | Top 20 childrens' | Top 20 autobiographies | Top 20 food & drink• Get the data•...
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