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Praise for Model Actress Whatever: Anarchic, exuberant and endlessly inventive. This may be the best superhero movie I've ever read. -M.R. Carey, internationally bestselling author of Infinity Gate Kim Newman's florid fantasies can't be pitched as a cross between this and that, they're an explosion of genre TNT in pop-art baubles of verbal delight that fizz on the page. -Stephen Volk, writer of Ghostwatch and The Good Unknown Newman's trademarks are razor-sharp prose, a biting wit and big finishes you never see coming but always feel inevitably perfect - all of which are fully on display in Model Actress Whatever. This is a spectacular, alt-reality superhero story, almost operatic in its scale, and splendidly Newmanesque. Highly recommended. -Angela A.G. -Slatter, award-winning author of The Cold House What if Austin Powers (only filmed by Brits) had a baby with EastEnders (also filmed by Brits), and it grew up to be a (British) version of the Adam West era Batman, driving a Jensen Interceptor? Charles Stross, author of The Laundry Files series Set in an alternate history Enlightened by a magically mysterious Beatles' chord, Model Actress Whatever brings Newman's Diogenes Club series bang up to date and dives deep into the superhero mythos. Fast and furiously funny, exuberantly imaginative and achingly hip, this is Newman at the top of his game. -Paul McAuley, author of Loss Protocol Somehow manages to be futuristic and nostalgic at the same time M.A. Bennett, author of No Escape When it comes to the dazzling creation of a fantasy world which is both like and unlike our own, Kim Newman has no peers. This sardonically funny vision of empty celebrity, and quirky superheroes set in an alternative London has all the untrammelled wordplay and inventiveness of his masterpiece Anno Dracula. -Barry Forshaw, Financial Times With Model Actress Whatever, the always transgressive Kim Newman subverts the superhero genre with all the aplomb that he brought to vampires in Anno Dracula. -Stephen Jones, award-winning editor and writer The powerline connection between Michael Moorcock and the spangly multiverse lunacy of the present moment, this is an exciting, literary, urgent venture into what happens to super heroes as they cross the Atlantic, and why. Newman transcends pastiche and ends up telling the truth very loudly. Unmissable. -Paul Cornell, author of the Witches of Lychford series

Praise for Kim Newman: ""A terrific read!"" William Friedkin ""Immersive, claustrophobic and utterly wonderful"" M.R. Carey ""Thoroughly enjoyable, master storytelling"" Lauren Beukes ""The perfect book... If more mysteries were written like this, I'd read more mysteries"" Grady Hendrix ""An author who continues to push the limits of every genre he works in"" Stephen Jones ""Intelligent, atmospheric, written with passion and wit. A pure joy to read"" Rio Youers ""Kim Newman is slowly making his way into the canon of English literary greats... He describes perfectly the way fiction has invaded our real lives, and he got there first"" Paul Cornell

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Kim Newman is an award-winning writer, critic, journalist and broadcaster who lives in London. He is a contributing editor to the UK film magazine Empire, and writes its popular monthly segment, ‘The Cult of Kim Newman’. He also writes for assorted publications including Sight & Sound, The Dark Side and The Guardian. He makes frequent appearances on radio and TV, and is the chief writer of the BBC TV series Mark Kermode’s Secrets of Cinema. He has won many awards, including the Bram Stoker, International Horror Guild, Prix Ozone, British Fantasy and British Science Fiction Awards, and been nominated for the Hugo, World Fantasy, and James Herbert Awards. Kim also writes non-fiction books focused on popular culture, film, and television, including a comprehensive overview of the horror film industry, Nightmare Movies (Bloomsbury). You can keep up to date with Kim’s events and writing via his website johnnyalucard.com. Find him on most social media platforms.

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