Memoirs of a Maverick Publisher

Peter Owen (1927-2016) needed help writing his memoir, and I got the job, researching his life, interviewing him for several months, transcribing and assembling the book, and writing an afterword. Below, you can see the brilliant cover designed by the publisher, Fonthill Media.

At long last, the book is finished and due to be launched on 14 October 2021 and available to pre-order from all good bookshops. And Amazon. If you’d like to buy it, the more ethical options to try first include: Hive, Wordery.com, Bookshop.org, Blackwells and BooksEtc. I'd try Hive first, as they seem to have the best discount. Click the links to find out more. It was created as a real labour of love. I hope you like it.


There's more about Peter and the book on my blog: https://thefrogweb.wordpress.com/2021/09/09/welcome/


There are a couple of extracts on my blog too. One about Peter and Yukio Mishima, and the second about Peter, Morocco, and his friends Paul and Jane Bowles and David "Queen Mum of Tangier" Herbert.