My father, Trevlyn D’Cruz, who has died aged 83, was an accountant who became managing director of the publishing company New English Library (NEL) in 1974. His years there read like a primer of 70s culture: he distributed Bob Guccione’s Playboy magazine rival, Penthouse, was involved in the launch and distribution of the feminist magazine Spare Rib, and published Richard Allen’s hugely popular youth culture novels, including Skinhead and Suedehead.He also worked closely with authors such as Harold Robbins, Stephen King and James Herbert, and secured the UK rights to L Ron Hubbard’s Battlefield Earth. On one occasion he was invited to lunch with Hubbard in California, but arrived to find the great man represented at the table only by a framed portrait and some senior Scientologists. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Written By: Katie Allen Publication Date: Thu, 31/03/2011 - 08:55 Independent publisher Hardie Grant has acquired three titles by Australian food editor and cookbook author Donna Hay. Stephen King, general manager of Hardie Grant London, acquired UK rights to the titles from Hollie Zondanos,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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