Peter Ormerod
Author of David Bowie and the Search for Life, Death and God, out on January 15 2026 and published by Bloomsbury. Also entertainments editor for NationalWorld. Also a bit too keen on porridge, toast, Swindon, Noel Edmonds etc
- This series is such a treat and it's only just got going so sign up now. (Numerology - which Bowie wrote as 'numberology' - was quite a thing for him at the time and seems to have been part of his prayer ritual, along with tarot and Dion Fortune's book Psychic Self-Defence)
- Thin White Duke 50: Bowie in San Francisco. Quaaludes, numerology, a "hastily-assembled" 'Diamond Dogs' tour debut: www.patreon.com/posts/isolar...
- Quite a nice thing to see in the Amazon charts. Feels a bit weird to be ahead of Paul McCartney and the Dalai Lama but there you go Thanks, everyone
- It's an honour to have my book reviewed by the great Simon Critchley in today's @theguardian.com And as for the review itself, it's beyond anything I could have dreamt of www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
- Really nice and satisfyingly chunky review of my book in the London Standard 'What Ormerod provides here is a welcome addition to the heaving Bowie library' www.standard.co.uk/culture/book...
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- When I was writing my book, all I really wanted was to see in my local Waterstones one day. And now - there it is, between Matthew McConaughey and Paul McCartney! There's been plenty else going in the book's first week out in the world. Here are some particularly lovely things:
- My mother, a simply extraordinary woman named Priscilla, died on Wednesday night. She had a rare and priceless gift of being able to see beauty in anything, while being ferociously discerning. A fierce wit, an enchanted disposition, wild, magical, deeply and unsentimentally loving
- Pleased to see a piece about my book in la Repubblica. I've had a fondness for Italian newspapers since the early 1990s d.repubblica.it/culture/inte...
- A pleasant surprise! I've only just found out my book has received a starred review from Booklist (@ala-booklist.bsky.social), the influential American publication. Starred reviews indicate an 'outstanding title of a particular genre' and not many books get them, so that's nice
- My book is published today in the USA! Blimey If any American readers are baffled by the book's references to Floella Benjamin, Paul Daniels and Zig & Zag, I apologise - just get in touch and I'll explain everything (And it's on the front page of @barnesandnoble.com's site!)
- This was such an enjoyable afternoon - it was a pleasure to meet so many lovely people (inc @jondennis.bsky.social and @helenbarrett.bsky.social) and a privilege to join the panel at the end. Thanks to everyone involved!
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- Really grateful for the chance to write about David Bowie in the Church Times, a paper that was always on the kitchen table first thing on a Friday morning while I was growing up and whose excellent journalism deserves widespread recognition www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
- The plaque outside rather sweetly describes him as 'Singer and Talented Musician'
- As we remember David on his birthday, this is lovely news. And it’s great to know that it’s in such caring and diligent hands. They really don’t come any better than Geoffrey Marsh and the rest of the team who are looking after this culturally enriching project. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
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- Goodness, there's a lovely review of my book in this week's Spectator 'One of the best and most original books of those published to mark a decade since Bowie's death' 'The Bowie you thought you knew is recast completely' spectator.com/article/the-...
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- Very happy to see my book recommended by @theipaper.com as one of their top January reads 'Thoughtful rather than fan-driven, it adds a fresh take to the canon' It's in some pretty great company (Julian Barnes! Ali Smith! Others too!) inews.co.uk/culture/book...
- Really grateful to @johnfugelsang.bsky.social for having me on his show and putting me on his podcast. He's rightly regarded as a properly great interviewer - if I sound a bit thrown at times, it's because I was quite taken aback by how well he knew my book! open.spotify.com/episode/4786...
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- A little post for New Year's Eve, including another lovely nugget from the V&A open.substack.com/pub/bowiegod...
- I haven't made any music for a while but I always find winter really inspiring for some reason so here's some wintry music for you. Hope it brings something good to your day peterormerod.bandcamp.com/track/shimmer
