Anonymity could save us from too much information Jan 19, 2008
The phenomenon can be observed in contemporary anon publications such as Primary Colors and The Bride Stripped Bare, whose authors Joe Klein and Nikki Gemmell were outed in publicity hurricanes. Best-selling, highfalutin American icon Thomas Pynchon hasn't had his photo taken for 40 years. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Schoolgirl crushers Apr 21, 2007
All 50 adult contributors of the true stories in this anthology have gone on to high-achieving careers as writers: they include bestselling authors such as Nikki Gemmell, Kathy Lette, Gabrielle Lord and Di Morrissey ... When Nikki Gemmell said she'd love to do it, Tynan knew she would get her book ... Nikki Gemmell writes that she didn't find empowerment and grace and mystery in sex until well into her 20s; her only good teen memory was her first kiss. (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)
Pleasure: An Almanac for the Heart Nov 4, 2006
Nikki Gemmell's book on pleasure delivers anything but ... Nikki Gemmell, author of the erotic tell-all The Bride Stripped Bare, has written a new book ... To paraphrase Oscar Wilde, it's obvious that Nikki Gemmell's social spheres have been widely different from mine. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Secret women's business Oct 28, 2006
When Nikki Gemmell tells me she works in Starbucks, I begin to doubt the rumours that she received a six-figure advance for the follow-up to her 2003 novel, The Bride Stripped Bare. She invites me to her private club, the Electric House in Portobello Road, Notting Hill, where the first-floor bar hides behind an unmarked door, in a building that houses London's oldest purpose-built cinema. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Landscape with Animals May 22, 2006
Recently we had Nikki Gemmell, a lifetime ago we had that haunting French love story masquerading as smut, The Story of O.. Well, now we have Sonya Hartnett as an improbable contender in the pornographic tell-all stakes. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
From child's play to adults only May 14, 2006
After the anonymous author of The Bride Stripped Bare was revealed to be Nikki Gemmell, it became the biggest selling adult fiction title of 2003. Whether Landscape will reap similar rewards, however, is unclear. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
