GRAHAM NORTON MEMOIR: The Life and Loves of a He Devil Publishing October 2014

Hachette New Zealand is delighted to announce that they will be publishing Graham Norton’s memoir through the Hodder & Stoughton division, in October 2014.

Loved and adored for his wit and warmth, Graham has been entertaining audiences and having fun with the world’s biggest stars for nearly twenty years. He first made his mark as a stand‐up comedy drag act at the Edinburgh Festival. He went on to appear in Father Ted before coming to host some of the most successful shows in television including So Graham Norton, How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? and The Eurovision Song Contest. As well as his massively popular weekly Radio 2 show, Graham hosts the hugely successful BBC1 chat show The Graham Norton Show. He’s won just about every award going including 7 BAFTAS ‐ and most recently the BAFTA for Best Entertainment Programme.

The Life and Loves of a He Devil is Graham’s funny and honest memoir on the theme of love. As he shows, it’s really the things you love that define who you are and so Graham tells his story from childhood to present day, describing just what and who he loved ‐ and sometimes lost ‐ as a child, and his new loves and obsessions – big and small ‐ as he’s grown older. From Dolly Parton and dogs to wine and Ireland, Graham tells his life and loves with characteristic humour and outrageous candour. The Life and Loves of a He Devil will be published in October 2014.

Graham Norton said: ‘It's been ten years since I last put fingertip to keyboard. A lot has happened to me since then but being a decade older it strikes me that what makes a life interesting is less what happens to you but more what drives and inspires you. A life of loves. When I say this is the most personal thing I've ever written, don't worry it also contains stories about mystery objects found in dog poo and celebrity actress farts.’