William Hill prize 2015 shortlist revealed

A story about a bobsledding team in the 1932 Winter Olympics, three football titles, one cricket and one boxing book compete for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award. The shortlist features debut book Speed Kings by Andy Bull (Bantam Press) – which marks the first book about bobsledding every to feature in the William Hill awards shortlist. It tells the story of four unknown men who took up the new event of bobsledding and went on to win gold in the 1932 Lake Placid Winter Olympics. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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