HC wins Townshend memoir

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Tue, 17/05/2011 - 15:55 HarperCollins has won the contest for The Who guitarist Pete Townshend's memoirs, with final bids understood to have been received by the agent Ed Victor yesterday. Harper non-fiction publisher Carole Tonkinson bought world English language rights to the musician's memoirs through Victor. HarperCollins plans to release the book in autumn 2012. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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