Barry Turner is an author, editor and reviewer. He has written thirty books including biographies and social history. As founding editor of The Writer’s Handbook he took this annual reference title through to its twenty-fourth edition. He was editor of The Statesman’s Yearbook from 1997 to 2014. He was a founder member and former chairman of the National Academy of Writing. He reviews classic crime for the Daily Mail. Barry lives in London and South West France.

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