‘He was a remarkable man. He wrote, “I don’t wanna write a book. There’s some great books about the music industry. Some classics. Full of people getting pissed and on coke in the morning. I wanna write a book that changes people’s lives…” He was in many ways a legendary figure, a chance-taker and a
Jazz Summers, the legendary manager behind bands including Wham!, The Verve and Snow Patrol, has passed away. He was 71.
We were proud to publish Jazz’s autobiography, Big Life, in 2013.
Our thoughts are with his family at this sad time.
‘Without meeting Kate, I find her a woman of immense courage who must have realised that such a trip is fraught with danger but, nevertheless, discarded her own safety to give succour, and alleviate to some degree what such a tragedy causes to a civilian population trying to survive’
Our Chairman Naim Attallah on Kate
‘This is a genuinely funny and witty read, I loved the way that Hennessy has created the characters at this time in their lives and that many will love. Not Far from Dreamland will appeal to a much wider audience than the age group of the leading characters … many will fall for Ronald and
‘This collection of Clarke’s columns is indeed a celebration however they offer more. For the strictly old-school, those of a certain age who remain unreconstructed, these pieces can certainly be enjoyed at the ‘beers and birds’ level. However like the best art, these street dispatches – vignettes – are multi-layered, with surprising depth to, for
‘I have very few regrets in life. Mistakes are part of the learning curve and essential in order to accumulate the experience to forge ahead and succeed. But in 1981, Francesca Thyssen, who was making waves in London’s hedonistic sub-culture, arrived at my office in what appeared to be a very friendly mode. With her
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the publication of Tattoo by Stefan Richter. To celebrate we thought we’d post some of the pictures from thirty years ago…
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Lucy Beresford writes about story-telling and therapy for Wellbeing.
Read the full article here and get your copy of Invisible Threads by Lucy Beresford here today!
Val Hennessy is interviewed by Kent on Sunday newspaper. She discusses her new title Not Far from Dreamland. Get your copy of the book here today!