Sixty years ago an autobiography from Jim Laker ruffled more feathers than any cricket book before or since. In this post Martin tells the story of Over to Me
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With just fifty copies available this one is never going to be a bestseller, but that doesn’t prevent it being a fascinating book for bibliophiles
It’s that time of year again, as Martin takes his twice yearly look at recently released books, and those that publishers have in store for us in the coming months
The good news is that a new book from Duncan Hamilton has just been published ……. and the bad news? Seems like the best plan is to forget that for a couple of hours and read ‘One Long and Beautiful Summer’ instead
County Cricket Matters rocks up for its third issue this month, and we are pleased to be able to report that this one is every bit as good as the first two
After a recent post on Alan Gibson Martin looks at another West Country writer whose work was touched with genius, David Foot
Nostalgia is always popular, and there is plenty of that in Michael Henderson’s new book, as well as a look into the uncertain future that cricket faces
This is a first for the Book Review team as Martin reviews a book that is currently unobtainable but, with a bit of audience participation, might just appear on the market
Two five star books in the same week is unprecedented, but despite looking hard for an excuse to shave just half a star from this one Martin has been unable to find one
This week we take a belated look at one of cricket’s excellent specialist imprints, the publishing arm of Christopher Saunders Books