Gordon Graham: Obituary

Exceptional service in the Second World War was a prologue to a publishing career at two influential global groups for Gordon Graham, who is remembered by former publishing analyst Eric de Bellaigue Gordon Graham, who died on 24th April 2015 aged 94, was a past president of the Publishers Association and a member of the Council of the British Library. In 1993, he received an honorary doctorate from Stirling University. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Obituary: Beloved North Carolina Bookseller Nancy Olson

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