GGBP books

[bookwormsarah.livejournal.com]

I've just been on the GGBP website for the first time in at least a year, and I see they have finally published the second Marlows-in-the-past book (The Players and the Rebels?). I have to confess that despite having had my copy of The Players Boy since GGB republished, I still haven't read it...(my Dad wants to borrow it though, molto bizarro).

I also noticed that there is an Antonia Forest bio published; has anyone read it? I decided not to buy the first one based on reviews, so would be interested to hear what people think...

Comments

[ankaret.livejournal.com]

I have a vague feeling someone mentioned Sue Sims doing a biography, but you're right, it's certainly not the same book as Celebrating Antonia Forest.

I liked Celebrating AF on the whole - it was great to finally be able to read the texts of the papers I had to miss because of parallel programming, and of course to have the extra Run Away Home material.

I do have a couple of minor issues with the convention report at the beginning. There are a couple of inaccuracies concerning the quiz, and I think it's a little odd that they didn't ask the people who feature in the 'around the convention' photographs if they minded having their pictures included in the book.

I do understand that it's legal to take pictures at public gatherings, but if I'd been involved I would have been inclined to ask, as much for goodwill's sake as anything else.

[nicolap.livejournal.com]

You're right, A & C's reply to my complaint about the Marlows and Their Maker mentioned Sue Sims' biography- as if in mitigation!

[ankaret.livejournal.com]

Did they mention when it might be out?

[lizarfau.livejournal.com]

I thought if you included photos of people in books (or any other printed matter), you had to ask their permission to publish it. Maybe it doesn't apply to group shots, though, only individual ones.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

What was the extra 'Run Away Home' material? Buster not surviving the ride?