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'''Laura Barton''' (born 1977) is an English journalist and writer. She writes mainly for ''[[The Guardian]]'', and published her first novel, ''Twenty-One Locks'', in 2010. |
'''Laura Barton''' (born 1977) is an English journalist and writer. She writes mainly for ''[[The Guardian]]'', and published her first novel, ''Twenty-One Locks'', in 2010. |
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Barton was born and grew up in the village of [[Newburgh, Lancashire|Newburgh]] in [[Lancashire]], and was educated at [[ |
Barton was born and grew up in the village of [[Newburgh, Lancashire|Newburgh]] in [[Lancashire]], and was educated at [[Winstanley College]]<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2009/nov/23/lady-ashton-school-wigan</ref> and read for an English degree at [[Worcester College, Oxford]]. Following graduation, she began writing for ''[[The Guardian]]'' from 2000 specialising in writing features. She has also written for ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' magazine, ''[[The Word (magazine)|The Word]]'', and ''[[Intelligent Life (magazine)|Intelligent Life]]'', and broadcast on [[BBC Radio 4]]. Much of her writing relates to [[rock music|rock]] and [[pop music]], and until late 2011 she wrote a fortnightly column about music for ''The Guardian'''s Film and Music supplement, called 'Hail, Hail, Rock and Roll', as well as a weekly column on women's issues for the newspaper's ''G2'' supplement, called "The View from a Broad".<ref name=quercus>[http://www.quercusbooks.co.uk/blog/interview-laura-barton/ Mark Thwaite, Quercus Books, Interview with Laura Barton, 5 August 2010] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101207040709/http://www.quercusbooks.co.uk/blog/interview-laura-barton/ |date=7 December 2010 }}</ref> |
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Her first novel, ''Twenty-One Locks'', recounts the story of "a young small-town girl facing the biggest decision of her life." Barton has said she is working on a second novel and a non-fiction book about music. A series of short stories about [[Northern soul]] was broadcast on Radio 4 in 2011. Her favourite writers include [[Gerard Manley Hopkins]], [[Richard Yates (novelist)|Richard Yates]], [[Bruce Chatwin]], [[William Carlos Williams]], [[E.E. Cummings]], [[Raymond Carver]], [[Lorrie Moore]], and [[Joyce Johnson]].<ref name=quercus/> |
Her first novel, ''Twenty-One Locks'', recounts the story of "a young small-town girl facing the biggest decision of her life." Barton has said she is working on a second novel and a non-fiction book about music. A series of short stories about [[Northern soul]] was broadcast on Radio 4 in 2011. Her favourite writers include [[Gerard Manley Hopkins]], [[Richard Yates (novelist)|Richard Yates]], [[Bruce Chatwin]], [[William Carlos Williams]], [[E.E. Cummings]], [[Raymond Carver]], [[Lorrie Moore]], and [[Joyce Johnson]].<ref name=quercus/> |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [https://www.theguardian.com/profile/laurabarton Laura Barton's staff page at ''The Guardian''] |
* [https://www.theguardian.com/profile/laurabarton Laura Barton's staff page at ''The Guardian''] |
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* [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/twentyone-locks-by-laura-barton-2031909.html Review of ''Twenty-One Locks'' in ''The Independent''] |
* [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/twentyone-locks-by-laura-barton-2031909.html Review of ''Twenty-One Locks'' in ''The Independent''] |
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Laura Barton (born 1977) is an English journalist and writer. She writes mainly for The Guardian, and published her first novel, Twenty-One Locks, in 2010.
Barton was born and grew up in the village of Newburgh in Lancashire, and was educated at Winstanley College[1] and read for an English degree at Worcester College, Oxford. Following graduation, she began writing for The Guardian from 2000 specialising in writing features. She has also written for Q magazine, The Word, and Intelligent Life, and broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Much of her writing relates to rock and pop music, and until late 2011 she wrote a fortnightly column about music for The Guardian's Film and Music supplement, called 'Hail, Hail, Rock and Roll', as well as a weekly column on women's issues for the newspaper's G2 supplement, called "The View from a Broad".[2]
Her first novel, Twenty-One Locks, recounts the story of "a young small-town girl facing the biggest decision of her life." Barton has said she is working on a second novel and a non-fiction book about music. A series of short stories about Northern soul was broadcast on Radio 4 in 2011. Her favourite writers include Gerard Manley Hopkins, Richard Yates, Bruce Chatwin, William Carlos Williams, E.E. Cummings, Raymond Carver, Lorrie Moore, and Joyce Johnson.[2]
Barton married in 2004,[3] but is now divorced.[4]
References
- ^ https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2009/nov/23/lady-ashton-school-wigan
- ^ a b Mark Thwaite, Quercus Books, Interview with Laura Barton, 5 August 2010 Archived 7 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "TFT interview with Laura Barton". The Friday Thing. 27 August 2004. Archived from the original on 26 August 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ Barton, Laura (24 December 2017). "'The last time I went home for Christmas was five years ago. I was a terrible guest'". The Observer. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
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