Coach House Authors |
At Coach House Publications we have been fortunate to publish work by authors old and new, drawn from a wide variety of backgrounds. Wherever we can we support the work of our authors and below you will find profiles of each.
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John Bain was an expert boat designer during the early to mid part of the twentieth century and worked for the famous James A Silver Boat Yard. |
 | John Bingeman is a chartered marine engineer, and along with his wife Jane has an extensive knowledge of Ascension Island in the South Atlantic. |
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Denis Bond is always in demand for his action-packed author visits and writers' workshops throughout the |
 | As well as being a successful writer of children’s books, Ann Bryant is highly regarded for her author talks and workshops. She is also a respected writer of educational music texts. |
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 | Steve Gascoigne started taking photographs of the Isle of Wight after moving here in 2000. His work has won awards and he now runs a thriving local photographic gallery. He and local author June Elford collaborated on the production of their first Coach House book Isle of Wight - Gem of the Solent and Steve has since produced his stunning 2008 calendar of the same name. |
 | Linda is the author of a variety of publications of which the most recent is her collaboration with Ian Williams titled the Isle of Wight Pocket Book of Miscellany. A previous collaborative work with Ian was Pubs and Paths, a selection of local pub walks. |
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 | John Hannam has been interested in show business and the theatre since the early 50s, when he first discovered Variety, at the Theatre Royal, |
 | Wendy K Harris has lived on the Isle of Wight for several years, taking her literary inspiration from the Undercliff at Niton. Her first two novels have been an international success and we are delighted to present her third, Rocken Edge. |
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Neil Macfall is an authority on the subject of |
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Brian Manser was born on the Island in Cowes. After a career in the Army he joined the Prison Service and works at HMP Parkhurst on the Island. Along with co-worker John Kingsbury he has written a fascinating book on the famous |
 | John Medland is a well known author and lecturer on Island history. He is probably best known for his editorship of the very successful Isle of Wight Beacon magazine. |
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Lynn New has been writing poetry and illustrating her own work for several years, since making her home on the inspirational |
 | John Ruskin (1819 –1900) is best known for his work as an art critic and social critic, but is remembered as an author, poet and artist as well. |
 | Despite being named the Outstanding Nature Photographer of 2007 by NANPA, Kevin Shafer is currently little-known in the |
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Graham Smith is an author and publisher who has spent over 15 years as a military reservist and has written and published on military, aviation and naval subjects. |
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Freshwater-based author Jan Toms has received wide acclaim for her fascinating and insightful books on local graves and memorials. |
 | Author of ‘Wings Over the Island’, David Williams’ interest in all forms of transport goes back to his childhood, but became focussed to a greater extent on ships and maritime affairs after his family moved to the |
 | Ian was born in Weymouth and settled on the Island after graduating from university. He is a partner in a watersports business and also became involved with mountain biking, which led to his first book, a cycling guide co-authored with John Goodwin. Further books have followed and Ian is now a popular and successful Island Author. |
 | Now sadly passed away, Ron (CWR) Winter lived on the |