David Marshall is the author of The DD Group (2003), a highly regarded book investigating the circumstances of Marilyn’s death. … More
Tag: Fiction
‘Anything Goes’: Marilyn Gets Her Angel Wings
Marilyn’s 1954 trip to Korea has inspired a new graphic novel. Angel’s Wings is an aviation series by French artist … More
A Blonde in Nigeria: Marilyn Inspires Coming-of-Age Tale
Marilyn is featured on the cover of Stephen Buoro’s debut novel, The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa (designed by … More
German Novelists Reimagine Marilyn, From Beginning to End
An Evening With Marilyn is a new novel in German, from actress turned author Maxine Wildner, reimagining the night of … More
American Dreamers: Marilyn and Sylvia Plath
“Sylvia Plath was the Marilyn Monroe of modern literature,” Carl Rollyson wrote in American Isis, his biography of the poet. … More
Last Summer in the City With Marilyn
A sure sign of Marilyn’s lasting cultural impact is how often she’s referenced in modern fiction. Sometimes it’s just a … More
‘Widespread Panic’: Marilyn, Fred Otash and the Making of a Modern Myth
Widespread Panic is the latest offering from crime novelist James Ellroy – author of The Black Dahlia and LA Confidential … More