What others say
“Maria Malone is a very clever lady, a great collaborator and an excellent writer. She is funny, sensitive and smart and it has always been a huge pleasure to work with her.” Andy Harries, Left Bank PicturesRead more testimonials…
Editor
Concept Development
In the late 90s Maria developed one of the first reality TV series, Wildtrack. Set in the South African bush and narrated by James Nesbitt, the series aired on CITV in the UK. Since then her passion for reality TV and popular culture has been at the heart of her work.
TV Tie-ins
As a former senior producer and writer at ITV, Maria has extensive experience developing content for TV tie-ins. She is the author of Popstars: The Making of Hear’say (Sunday Times bestseller). DVD credits include Ant and Dec, Prime Suspect, Poirot, Henry VIII and Dr Zhivago.
Co-writing and Ghosting
Maria Malone is an experienced ghostwriter and non-fiction author with several Sunday Times bestseller credits, ranging from high-profile memoirs to celebrity fiction. She has worked with Cheryl Cole, Girls Aloud and Tony Hadley among others. See all books…
Killer Quotes & Lines that Chime
Little Face … chilling, compelling, original. ‘Lies were lethal, however honourable the intentions of the liar. They deprived people of the opportunity to know the basic facts of their own lives.’ Little Face, Sophie Hannah
The Tube Exposed
The Tube was innovative, anarchic, riotous live television at its best. For five years the show brought music, humour and chaos into our living rooms on Friday evenings, making it the perfect start to the weekend. In The Tube Exposed, Maria Malone describes what made the programme so unique. With contributions from Jools Holland and … Read more
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The Trouble with Goats and Sheep. As the blurb says, ‘quirky and moving’. ‘It was strange how the past often broke into the present like an intruder, dangerous and unwanted. Yet whenever the past was invited in, whenever its presence was requested, it seemed to fade into nothing, and made you wonder if it had … Read more
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Nine Perfect Strangers … perfect in every way. ‘You never changed your appearance for men, you changed it for other women, because they were the ones carefully tracking each other’s weight and skin tone, along with their own, they were the ones trapped with you on the ridiculous appearance obsession merry-go-round that they couldn’t or … Read more
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Nicci French – gripping, dark and twisty … ‘No one is like anyone else. No one can be replaced. Every death is the end of a world. And they’re gone, and yet they remain.’ Day of the Dead, Nicci French
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Anne Tyler (again) – an extraordinary writer … ‘She had always assumed that when she was old, she would have total confidence, finally. But look at her; still uncertain. In many ways she was more uncertain now than she had been as a girl.’ A Spool of Blue Thread, Anne Tyler
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When the writing blows you away … ‘Dandy is small and chubby, clean-shaven with a neat Tony Curtis haircut and very small eyes. His suit is a herringbone check in black and white, double-breasted, the old style. His shirt is a strange shimmery orangey-red colour. He sports a puce handkerchief in his pocket and has … Read more
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When you’re reading a book and something leaps off the page … ‘Every day was perfect that April. The scrawny beauty of our house warmed and melted in the spring light. Through the long screens of beech and ash plantations blackbirds flew low to the ground, calling high and scuttling low about their love affairs. … Read more
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Lines that leap off the page … ‘All of us, in some private room of our minds, still hope for more: for real fame, for a sudden visit from the muse of first-rate. But we have more or less (according to our age and character) given up expecting it.’ Real People, Alison Lurie
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When a moment jumps off the page … ‘Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of earth, overlaying our hard hearts.’ Great Expectations, Charles Dickens
Girls Aloud: Dreams That Glitter
Girls Aloud became a pop phenomenon after winning ITV’s Popstars: The Rivals in 2002. Cheryl, Kimberley, Nadine, Nicola and Sarah enjoyed a record-breaking 20 consecutive top 10 singles, six platinum albums and a Brit Award amid huge critical acclaim. In Dreams That Glitter, the girls share the story of their success. Publisher: Bantam PressISBN: 978-0593061220Type: Biography We’d … Read more
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The bits of the book that leap off the page … ‘Life was the process of learning to live with less and less.You lost everyone close to you or they lost you. There were no other alternatives.’ The Intrusions, Stav Sherez
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The bits of the book that jump off the page … ‘It is a miracle. I remind myself that I am on a tiny planet that is moving at an insane speed through a boundless universe, never tiring of its flight around the sun, and I think to myself: it’s crazy. That we exist at … Read more
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When a line or two from a book you love stays with you … ‘She remembered things he did not; he remembered things she did not. Their past was a bolt of fabric they had scissored up and divided between them.’ Back When We Were Grownups, Anne Tyler
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The bits of books that stay with you … ‘It is only with the heart that one can see clearly. What is essential is invisible to the eye.’ The Little Prince, Antoine De Saint-Exupery
For the Love of Mr Selfridge
‘With the wedding so close, Rose had begun experiencing niggling doubts … Marriage, she decided, was momentous, requiring an almighty leap of faith.’ MARRIAGE, MISUNDERSTANDING and MR SELFRIDGE Harry Selfridge has been very much on my mind of late. For the last eighteen months or so I have been writing about him and recently … Read more