Kestrel memoir to Bloomsbury

Bloomsbury has signed a memoir from Richard Hines, whose experiences training kestrels as a boy inspired his brother Barry's 1968 novel, A Kestrel for a Knave. Hines grew up in Hoyland Common, a mining village in south Yorkshire, close to the ruins of Tankersley Hall where he discovered nesting kestrels. Using instructions from a medieval manual he found in the local library, Hines trained one of the kestrels, which inspired his older brother's book, later turned into the film "Kes" by director Ken Loach. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Free cricket books for India fans from Bloomsbury

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[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has appointed Kathryn Earle as managing director of its Digital Resources Division. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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'Last Testament' from emeritus Pope Benedict to Bloomsbury

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Environmental activist's memoir to Sandstone

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Nick Clegg memoir pushed back for Brexit analysis

Nick Clegg’s memoir with The Bodley Head has been pushed back to include a "full Brexit analysis". Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Ken Clarke reveals memoir cover in YouTube video

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Bloomsbury appoints Alexis Kirschbaum as publishing director

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Alice Jolly's crowdfunded memoir wins PEN Ackerley Prize

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