Charles Philip Newkey Burden (born June 1973) is a British journalist and author. He has written 29 books, including one co-written with Julie Burchill. Three of the books have been official publications for Arsenal F.C.
Newkey-Burden began his career as a staff writer on 90 Minutes and Shoot."Face from the village", Slough Observer, 3 February 2012. He was chief sub editor on The Big Issue. He has been a contributing editor to Loaded and a columnist for Time Out, Attitude and The Jewish Chronicle. He has interviewed David Beckham,Shoot, June 1998.The Big Issue, UK, 5 June 2006. Ricky Gervais,The Big Issue, UK, 21 March 2005. Steve Coogan,90 Minutes, 23 November 1996. Frank Lampard,FourFourTwo, December 2006. Alan Shearer,Shoot, 30 August 1997. Rachel StevensThe Big Issue, UK, 28 March 2005. and McFlyThe Big Issue, UK, November 2005. for magazine cover features.
Newkey-Burden was criticised in December 2011 for updating his 2008 biography of Amy Winehouse only a few weeks after her death. To deflect criticism, some of his books are written by "Charlie Burden". In July 2008, Private Eye reported that he had submitted five comically positive reviews of his own books to the Amazon website.
He is a Celtic F.C. fan.
Bibliography
Arsenal FC The All-New Official Arsenal Miscellany, Hamlyn, 2007 – Gunners Lists, Hamlyn, 2009 – The Official Arsenal Annual, 2005–2012
Celebrity biographies Paris Hilton: Life On The Edge, John Blake, 2007 – Amy Winehouse: The Biography, John Blake, 2008 – Stephenie Meyer: Queen of Twilight, John Blake, 2009 – Heston Blumenthal: The Biography of the World's Most Brilliant Master Chef, John Blake, 2009 – Alexandra Burke: A Star is Born, Metro, 2009 – Michael Jackson: Legend, Michael O'Mara, 2009 – Simon Cowell: The Unauthorized Biography, Michael O'Mara, 2009 – The Wanted, Michael O'Mara, 2010 – Dannii Minogue, John Blake, 2010 – Brad & Angelina, Penguin, 2010 – Justin Bieber: The Unauthorized Biography, Michael O'Mara, 2010 – Tom Daley: The Unauthorized Biography, Michael O'Mara, 2011 – Adele: The Biography, John Blake, 2011 – Taylor Swift: The Whole Story, HarperCollins, 2013 – ISBN 9780007544219 The Wit and Wisdom of David Attenborough: A celebration of our favourite naturalist, 2023 –
Humour The Reduced History of Britain, Andre Deutsch, 2006 – The Reduced History of Dogs, Andre Deutsch, 2007 – Great Email Disasters, Metro, 2007 – Help! I'm Turning Into My Dad!, Prion, 2008 –
Miscellaneous Not In My Name: A Compendium of Modern Hypocrisy, Virgin Books, 2008 (co-written with Julie Burchill) – The Dog Directory, Hamlyn, 2009 – Crap Towns and Crap Towns II (contributor) Loaded's Greatest Ever Englishmen (contributor) The Little Book of Michael Jordan: In His Own Words The Little Book of Kobe: In His Own Words
References
External links
Chas Newkey-Burden at The Guardian