‘The Autobiography of James T. Kirk’: Backstories for Everyone!
Filled with in-jokes and subtle references to the show, uber-fans will love this "auto" biography of Star Trek's Captain Kirk and the stories of the people in his life.
David Upton
David Upton is a writer and freelance journalist who has degrees in Film Studies from the University of Warwick and King's College London. He is based in London and works in administration for an English language school. He is the Film Editor for online magazine So So Gay and contributes to several other film websites. He is on Twitter @randomfurlong.
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