Faber's Tebbutt killed in Kenya

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 12/09/2011 - 10:08 Faber finance director David Tebbutt is understood to be the British man shot dead in Kenya during the weekend. Tebbutt had been with Faber since 2002 and previously was managing director of The Harvill Press and finance director of Routledge. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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