David Lacey obituary

Guardian sports writer whose wit and talent redefined what a football column could beIt is not customary to look forward to Monday mornings but, in the heyday of the Guardian’s print sales in the late 1970s and 80s, many readers relished Monday’s paper more than anything else.On a features page would be Posy Simmonds’ weekly dissection of middle-class life. And, further back, stretched across the width of the main sports page, David Lacey would offer his weekly dissection of football. Like Posy’s cartoon strip, this was one of the great institutions of British journalism. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2021-11-19 17:41:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Alan Grant obituary

British comic book writer responsible for shaping storylines for characters such as Judge Dredd, Batman and Strontium DogWhen the comic book writer Alan Grant, who has died aged 73, was at school in Scotland in the 1950s, he was regularly beaten by his teachers for being left-handed, and... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-07-31 12:08:58 UTC ]
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David Lott Sees His Stories Published

The late author's story collection 'Back in Brookford' was released through his self-publishing imprint, Nichols Street Press, in June. The stories use details common to late-20th-century life as anchors for eerie and unsettling events. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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David C Cook Turns to Comics for Expansion

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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David Sedaris Is Bullish on Thank-You Notes

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[ The New York Times | 2022-06-16 09:00:21 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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David Albahari Wins Serbia’s Aleksandar Tišma International Literary Prize

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David Sedaris to Open the U.S. Book Show

Humorist David Sedaris will open the U.S. Book Show on May 23, livestreaming from the 'Publishers Weekly' office in Manhattan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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David Marcuse, who ran bookstores for liberal clientele, dies at 73

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