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From Prince Harry’s Spare to Geri Halliwell’s memoir, ghost writers are behind some of the biggest book releases. Here’s how they do it.

Bestselling Australian crime writer Michael Robotham wrote 15 celebrity memoirs in 10 years — including that of the former Ginger Spice. Now he reveals the tricks of the ghostwriting trade.

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Guy Somerset reveals he's in the Team Sussex corner

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Spare by Prince Harry review – magical thinking in Montecito

The blockbuster memoir may be a literary success, but it represents an abject failure of insight, writes former Vanity Fair editor and author of The Palace Papers, Tina Brown

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Spare by Prince Harry review – dry your eyes, mate

For all he may have suffered, and despite his clear love for his wife, the Duke of Sussex’s misfiring memoir is not only tone-deaf to his privilege but at times downright bizarre

The Guardian - UK

Digested week: Harry’s book reminds me of my first years in therapy

2023 starts with trusty life hacks: hope in Spurs must fade and Wagnerian fever dreams featuring Dominic Raab will pass

The Guardian - UK

Readers flag four discrepancies in Prince Harry’s memoir Spare

The Duke of Sussex has divided opinion with his deeply personal memoir

The Independent UK

Prince Harry's ghostwriter hints at 'inadvertent mistakes' as he appears to defend book

Prince Harry's ghostwriter J.R Moehringer has posted a series of quotes on Twitter, including one that says "the line between memory and fact is blurry" after some readers claimed to discover inaccuracies in the Duke's memoir Spare

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Inside the life of American ghost writer who penned Prince Harry's bombshell memoir

It is widely believed that author and journalist JR Moehringer helped write Prince Harry's memoir Spare as it starts to sell in record numbers across the UK

Daily Mirror

Spare review roundup: Critics remark on ‘chaotic’ yet emotional outpour from Prince Harry

‘If Harry is going to set fire to his family, he has at least done it with some style,’ writes Lucy Pavia

The Independent UK

Explosive memoirs haven’t brought down the royal family – but they’ve always hurt them

Prince Harry’s ‘Spare’ covers everything from drag-down fights to frostbitten genitalia, but he’s not alone in putting royal scandal to print, writes Katie Rosseinsky. In fact, he’s merely repeating the work of royal rebels before him, from Edward VIII to Princess Diana

The Independent UK

Who has Prince Harry given interviews to about his controversial memoir Spare?

A series of broadcast interviews with the Duke of Sussex will air before and after the book is released on Tuesday

Wales Online

Who are the media figures Harry has spoken to about his memoir Spare?

A series of broadcast interviews with the Duke of Sussex will air before and after the book is released on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

In his own write: Prince Harry’s ghostwriter is so famous that George Clooney made a film of his life

JR Moehringer, biographer to stars such as Andre Agassi, was an obvious choice for the Duke of Sussex

The Guardian - UK

Who are the media figures Harry has spoken to ahead of the publication of Spare?

The duke has lined up a number of interviews which will air in the coming days.

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Evening Standard

JR Moehringer: the celebrity ghostwriter and ‘daddy issues’ specialist behind Prince Harry’s memoir Spare

The Pultizer Prize-winning journalist made his name writing Andre Agassi’s bombshell memoir in 2009 — and the parallels with the prince’s story are strikingly similar. Katie Strick asks why Harry chose him for the job

The New Daily

‘Happened so fast’: Harry tells of physical altercation with William

The Duke of Sussex's keenly anticipated memoir reveals an extraordinary scene involving him and the Prince of Wales in a physical fight.

Salon

How Prince Harry made a royal bestseller

Why is Harry telling his story now, who's helping him write it and what might the memoir say about his father?

Daily Mirror

Prince Harry's memoir feared 'sexed up' after publisher rejected first draft

The memoir will see the Duke of Sussex earn £17.5 million in advance of the January 10 release date although reports suggest the first draft of the book was rejected by publisher Penguin Random House

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The Guardian - UK

Is the ghost of an author’s father fixation haunting Prince Harry’s memoir?

JR Moehringer, the writer behind the Duke of Sussex’s book Spare, has previous form examining his own paternal issues

Evening Standard

What we know about Prince Harry’s ‘raw, unflinching’ memoir, from the celebrity writer to the release date

With the cover and title revealed, anticipation is building to fever pitch for Prince Harry’s tell-all book (not least among the lawyers)

Daily Mirror

Prince Harry 'torn' between family and Meghan but no going back after new book - expert

Prince Harry has signed a four-book deal worth millions with Penguin Random House, with the first of these a tell-all memoir that was due to go to press later this year

Daily Mirror

Source close to Prince Harry denies he has 'insisted' memoir is published this year

The Duke of Sussex has been working on the “intimate and heartfelt memoir" since 2020 with the help of ghostwriter JR Moehringer – a Pulitzer Prize-winning author

The Guardian - UK

So, Prince Harry’s memoir is done – but what’s likely to be in it?

Ghostwritten book, with interviews conducted mostly during ‘peak rage’, expected to be published by end of year

Daily Mirror

Prince Harry's memoir 'set for Christmas release after getting legal sign-off'

Prince Harry has said his autobiography will be 'heartfelt and intimate' and he consulted the Queen about the project before going public with an announcement

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