Bezuidenhout is an unusual name. There is only one Bezuidenhout in the world of golf and yet it is not a name that stands out. Christian Bezuidenhout is a player who’s been around for ages, amassing $11m in prize money in the US, but without ever winning. A brilliant golfer then but not a…
If you follow golf, then it is likely you will have your favourite players to cheer playing in the Open this week. Perhaps you have money on certain players and could use some good fortune. There are marquee players who will hog the TV coverage: McIlroy, Scheffler, De Chambeau… But as well as these greats,…
What is a meme anyway? Anyone? I am hazy even though I happen to star in a viral meme which ranked No.1 worldwide on Reddit. I am also hazy on Reddit.  I’m told it’s a powerful website, which can make people’s careers… Hmmm. After three decades of doing stand-up comedy, 9 books and…
Along with tobacco, alcohol probably qualifies as the most controversial product which can be legally consumed. It is often said, if alcohol was invented today, it would be banned and explains why it is permissible only with restrictions by age, amounts and activities like driving a car, operating machinery… But for all these restrictions and…
Two things occur to me listening to this clip… That a strong work ethic is a talent in itself and one that Tom has relied heavily on throughout his short but already significant career. During his time playing Billy in Billy Elliot, it was noteworthy how bloody hard Tom worked and something I make mention…
Standing Ovations are a great honour unless they are pre-arranged like the ones we see at political rallies. Ovations are most powerful if they are spontaneous like the one Tom and I discuss in this clip, given by the Toronto audience at the worldwide premiere of The Impossible. For obvious reasons this screening was a…
To Crete with some friends recently and in an airport book shop – I am feeling stressed, hopeful and a little overwhelmed… keen to make a good choice. Authors I’ve heard of – reassuring because I’ve heard of them, right? Against newbies who are likely to be winners because debut books habe their heart and…
When writing Eclipsed and indeed in my ongoing life and my career output, one of my golden rules is not to compromise my boys nor to embarrass them. Which explains why I have not included in Eclipsed the awkward incident in Thailand when one of my boys (Harry) happened to shit his pants. There are many advantages…
First up, a big thank you to everyone who downloaded Only in America today and yesterday. It was perhaps a brave (or silly) move to launch a website and an old book on the same day but there is method to my madness. Going on my blog readership and my usual book/s take up, I…
Welcome to the very first blog on dominichollandbooks.com No prizes for guessing that its subject is DH books but there is a gift for you to come, so do please read on… Only in America, being my first novel is a very important book in my canon (can I use canon?) and indeed it is…