David Bowker (writer)

David Bowker is a British author and screenwriter. Born in Manchester, England, Bowker has written seven novels. He has also worked as a journalist and as a columnist on The Times.[1] He has various film projects in development and his TV work includes episodes of Casualty and Coronation Street. He is currently working on his eighth novel.[2]

Bowker's book, How to Be Bad was recommended by Esquire magazine as one of the books of 2005.[3]

Selected works

Books
  • The Death Prayer (1995)
  • The Secret Sexist (1996)[4]
  • The Butcher of Glastonbury (1997)
  • From Stockport With Love (1999)[5]
  • Rawhead (2002),[6] retitled The Death You Deserve in 2003 for its American release
  • I Love My Smith & Wesson (2004),[7] retitled Rawhead In Love the same year
  • How To Be Bad (2005)[8]

Radio

Television

References
  1. "David Bowker". Comma Press. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  2. Wylie, Ian (2006-08-16). "On his best behaviour". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  3. "Books of the Year". Esquire. 1 December 2005. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
  4. Hirst, Christopher; Hagestadt, Emma (26 July 1997). "Paperbacks". The Independent. London. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
  5. Rawles, Simon (21 March 2004). "Birthing pains". The Observer. London. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
  6. "Borrow this". The Mirror. 21 September 2002. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
  7. "The Soft Stuff". The New York Sun. 8 September 2004. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
  8. Szichman, Mario (19 August 2005). "Zany world of 'How to Be Bad' is quite good". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
  9. Hanks, Robert (15 December 1992). "A man's world". The Independent. London. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
  10. "Truants BBC1, 8pm". Bristol Evening Post. 18 November 2004. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
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