News 25 October 2002

Publicity

David Osler, author of LABOUR PARTY PLC (184018 6003) was on the TODAY programme on Radio 4 on Thursday the 24th of October. He went head to head with Stephen Pollard. He was also on the Fi Glover show on Radio 5 on the same day. The book was published on the 24th of October.

Len Murray was on Midweek, Radio 4 on Wednesday the 23rd of October. He was on with Leslie Garrett and Ulrika Johnson. His book, THE PLEADER (184018 6429) was published on the 17th of this month.

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION: 10 Years of English Football and Cantona (184018 650X) has been receiving great reviews and publicity. John Sinnott, from BBC On Line, has written a nice review on www.bbc.co.uk, within the sports section, under the headline 'A French Revolution.'

The author Xavier will be on Sky Sports TV on the 24th, and he is also taking part in a special show on BBC Radio London next Sunday. He is taking part in a Talk Sport special show on French football next week.
Henry Winter, from The Telegraph, will review the book in his Christmas football books review. The Guardian and Daily Star will all be printing pieces about the book, and the Sunday Times are going to review it.

McILVANNEY ON BOXING (184018 6054) has an extract running in The Sunday Times this Sunday.

The authors of CLARET AND BLUE BLOOD (184018 4892) were on Tom Watt’s show last Sunday.

Changes to Publication Dates

BADFELLAS and HOMELAND will both now be published in February 2003, rather than this month.

And Finally...

Congratulations to Canongate who have won this years Booker Prize.

It is great news for all involved in Scottish publishing.