Kenny Reid
@penandniblick.bsky.social
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Author: Seve Ballesteros's Touch of Class - buy it here bit.ly/3xrZjJi
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It'd be a touch of class to treat Dad to some Seve for Father's Day - Sunday 15 June: buy the book here
bit.ly/3xrZjJi
🇪🇸⛳️💪
#Seve
#SeveBallesteros
#golf
#FathersDay
#books
#publishing
@PitchPublishing
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Seve Ballesteros's Touch of Class: The 1984 Open Championship and the Meaning of Europe's Greatest Golfer
After witnessing first-hand the Spanish golfer's famous Open Championship win at St Andrews in 1984, Seve Ballesteros was the only golfer who mattered to Kenny Reid. Uniquely centred around Seve's gre...
https://bit.ly/3xrZjJi
6 months ago
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I loved this book. A great story about real people in often dire straits, oh, and cricket 🏏
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about 1 month ago
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Here's a @rydercup @RyderCupEurope excerpt from my book - Seve Ballesteros's Touch of Class - on @PitchPublishing 's YouTube channel. Link to the book in my bio and at the below
#golf
#RyderCup2025
#books
#publishing
#Seve
#SeveBallesteros
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bmC...
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Seve Ballesteros Ryder Cup Legacy - Book Extract by Kenny Reid
YouTube video by Pitch Publishing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bmC2UYFKmU
about 2 months ago
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That time Lee Westwood and Mark Foster ⛳️🏌️♂️ were spectators
@rydercupeurope.bsky.social
@TheBelfryHotel 1993, watching Seve and José María
#RyderCup
#golf
about 2 months ago
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Thanks to @ToppingsStAs for the most welcome coffee and chance to sign some more books in their beautiful shop two weeks ago
#Seve
#books
#bookshops
#publishing
@PitchPublishing
#golf
#RyderCup
about 2 months ago
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📚 BOOK GIVEAWAY 📚 On X, Facebook, Instagram, follow the Pitch Publishing account instructions ----- 💥 GIVEAWAY! 💥 2 Spurs books, Seve Ballesteros book (for
#RyderCup
week!) +1 Pitch release of your choice. To enter: Share this post Tag @PitchPublishing
bit.ly/Pitch-Report
Winner in next issue!
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about 2 months ago
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A legendary European pairing. Two artists at work ⚽️⛳️
about 2 months ago
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A legendary European pairing. Two artists at work ⚽️⛳️
about 2 months ago
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With golf's majors at an end for '25, channel your withdrawal symptoms via Seve Ballesteros, from me and Pitch Publishing here:
bit.ly/3xrZjJi
#golf
#books
4 months ago
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Been on a @PitchPublishing bender. 5/5: I devoured this book like a plate of scouse. A fascinating, engaging story on the power of sport and of community.
#football
#books
#LFC
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Jürgen Said to Me: Jürgen Klopp, Liverpool and the Remaking of a City
Jürgen Said to Me is a human-interest story centred around Liverpool FC's most successful and charismatic leader of recent times. It charts Jürgen Klopp's impact on Liverpool through the voice of the ...
https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/jurgen-said-me
4 months ago
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Been on a @PitchPublishing bender. 4/5: cracking⚽️history from @Miguel_LPereira and a great way to learn a few things about Portugal, that most friendly of countries
#football
#books
www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/bring-m...
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Bring Me That Horizon: A Journey to the Soul of Portuguese Football
Bring Me that Horizon is a quest into the heart and soul of Portuguese football. From Eusebio's glorious career to Cândido de Oliveira's adventures as a British intelligence agent, the book reveals a ...
https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/bring-me-horizon
4 months ago
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Been on a @PitchPublishing bender. 3/5: smashing ⚽️history from @Miguel_LPereira and super journey around Spain
#football
#books
pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/pasion
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Pasión: A Journey to the Soul of Spanish Football
Pasión explores the rich diversity of Spanish footballing culture and how the game unites the nation. Whether talking to World Cup-winning managers, elite players and journalists or travelling around ...
https://pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/pasion
4 months ago
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Been on a @PitchPublishing bender. 2/5: a super tale. There's a certain skill to ghosting a book and very quickly I could sense Franny Lee sitting opposite me regaling me with his entire life story. What a journey.
#book
#football
@ManCity buy it here:
www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/triumph...
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Triumphs, Treachery and Toilet Rolls: The Francis Lee Autobiography
Triumphs, Treachery and Toilet Rolls is the astonishing life story of football legend Francis Lee. With searing candour, Lee reveals how he overcame treachery and betrayals to prevail. It's the story ...
https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/triumphs-treachery-and-toilet-rolls
4 months ago
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Been on a Pitch Publishing roll. Loved this from
@jonathancampion.com
: humanity, grim luck, sport and its power to bring people together. Uplifting and at times sad, it played out in my head like a moving BBC Storyville documentary.
#books
#cricket
#ukraine
pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/getting...
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Getting Out: The Ukrainian Cricket Team's Last Stand on the Front Lines of War
Getting Out tells how Ukraine's cricketers escaped from Russia's invasion in February 2022, including first-hand accounts of the war. As the foreign-born players fled the bombings, the team’s Ukrainia...
https://pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/getting-out
4 months ago
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Sunningdale GC is so good even the stuff you see on the way to the loo is iconic. Or in Bob Hope's case, in a stall / cubicle in the Gents. I'm sure he'd've loved that
#golf
4 months ago
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With reposts, on X > 100k people saw this story last year. A good @TheOpen Seve tale is a tale worth repeating, I think. ⛳️🇪🇸💪📚Book link -
bit.ly/3xrZjJi
- from @PitchPublishing
#Seve
#SeveBallesteros
#golf
#golftwitter
#golfinsta
#book
4 months ago
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Lovely spying the book in Toppings Edinburgh. If you need a fix beyond
#TheOpen
#SeveBallesteros's
Touch of Class (Pitch Publishing) can also be found Topping & Company Booksellers of St Andrews (of course!) Bath and can be ordered from Ely
#Seve
#SeveBallesteros
#golf
#golftwitter
#book
#theopen
4 months ago
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A nice last-minute Father's Day gift, Sunday 15 June: buy the book here
bit.ly/3xrZjJi
🇪🇸📷#Seve
#SeveBallesteros
#golf
#FathersDay
#books
#publishing
@PitchPublishing
5 months ago
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It'd be a touch of class to treat Dad to some Seve for Father's Day - Sunday 15 June: buy the book here
bit.ly/3xrZjJi
🇪🇸⛳️💪
#Seve
#SeveBallesteros
#golf
#FathersDay
#books
#publishing
@PitchPublishing
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Seve Ballesteros's Touch of Class: The 1984 Open Championship and the Meaning of Europe's Greatest Golfer
After witnessing first-hand the Spanish golfer's famous Open Championship win at St Andrews in 1984, Seve Ballesteros was the only golfer who mattered to Kenny Reid. Uniquely centred around Seve's gre...
https://bit.ly/3xrZjJi
6 months ago
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Kenny Reid
Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards
7 months ago
The results are in! From powerful memoirs to unforgettable sporting moments, meet the 2025 Charles Tywhitt Sports Book Awards winners! A huge congratulations to this year’s incredible authors and titles, & thank you to everyone who’s championed great sports writing with us.
#CTSBA25
#ReadingForSport
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Well done to Kevin Cook (@EburyPublishing) on the Golf Book victory on May 1. And congrats on the shortlisting for
@sportsbookawards.bsky.social
#CTSBA25
to Beef Johnston (@HarperNonFic), @iaincartergolf (@BloomsburySport) @AlanShipnuck(@simonschusterUK) @domholland
@pitchpublishing.bsky.social
7 months ago
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Jonathan Campion
7 months ago
I'm so proud to have been part of the
@sportsbookawards.bsky.social
at the Oval last night, where 12 superb books won awards. Khalida Popal took the overall prize with My Beautiful Sisters. David Kynaston won cricket book of the year for Richie Benaud's Blue Suede Shoes.
#CTSBA25
#ReadingForSport
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Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards
7 months ago
8 Lives. 8 Journeys. 1 Award. This year’s Charles Tyrwhitt Autobiography of the Year shortlist, in association with
@thetimes.com
, is packed with grit, vulnerability, and the kind of storytelling that sticks with you. The VOTE IS OPEN for you to choose the winner:
form.typeform.com/to/uGUcZsxu
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The Masters Tournament: Thursday, 1984. Seve @ No.13, Azalea
#TheMasters
#golf
#Seve
#SeveBallesteros
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7 months ago
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The Masters Tournament: Thursday, 1984. Seve @ No.13, Azalea
#TheMasters
#golf
#Seve
#SeveBallesteros
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#BOTD
1957 : Severiano Ballesteros Sota 🏌️♂️💪 Here's peak Seve, peak golf swing: form, control, power and beauty.
#Seve
#SeveBallesteros
#Golf
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8 months ago
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#BOTD
1957 : Severiano Ballesteros Sota 🏌️♂️💪 Here's peak Seve, peak golf swing: form, control, power and beauty.
#Seve
#SeveBallesteros
#Golf
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8 months ago
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Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards
8 months ago
Have you had your say? The public vote is OPEN for you to vote for your favourite book. Plus, be in with the chance of winning a £150 @charlestyrwhitt voucher and a set of 6 shortlisted books. VOTE HERE:
form.typeform.com/to/uGUcZsxu
#CTSBA25
#ReadingForSport
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Delighted to be included in this list with
@pitchpublishing.bsky.social
shortlisted for
@sportsbookawards.bsky.social
at the Kia Oval, May 1 👇
#ReadingForSport
#CTSBA25
www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/content/eigh...
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EIGHT PITCH TITLES ON 2025 SPORTS BOOK AWARDS SHORTLIST
We’re thrilled to announce that eight of our books have been shortlisted for the 2025 Sports Book Awards
https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/content/eight-pitch-titles-2025-sports-book-awards-shortlist
8 months ago
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Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards
8 months ago
Trailblazing stories from the world of sport. 🌟 The 2025 Vikki Orvice Award for Women’s Sports Writing, in association with LoveReading, shortlist is here...
#CTSBA25
#ReadingForSport
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Fairfield Books
8 months ago
Congratulations to Brian Lara and
@philwisden.bsky.social
for being shortlisted for the Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards (
@sportsbookawards.bsky.social
) Cricket Book of the Year.
#CTSBA25
#ReadingForSport
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8 months ago
We're delighted that two of our titles have been nominated for The JP Marland Charitable Trust Illustrated Book of the Year category in the Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards 2025. You can find them both at
shop.visionsp.co.uk
#CTSBA25
@sportsbookawards.bsky.social
Winner will be announced 1st May
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Adam Hurrey
8 months ago
An absolute honour to be shortlisted in the Football Book of the Year category at the
@sportsbookawards.bsky.social
! Thanks to everyone at
@headlinebooks.bsky.social
for bringing my 20-year obsession with the language of football to life, I loved writing this book.
geni.us/ExtraTimeBec...
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Kenny Reid
Halcyon Publishing
8 months ago
We're absolutely delighted to be shortlisted for our Admiral book for the
@sportsbookawards.bsky.social
Illustrated Book of the Year Award. Lovely to see our labour of love being recognised. We're in exceptional company looking at the shortlist. Bring on the ceremony.
#CTSBA25
#ReadingForSport
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Delighted to have been shortlisted for the
@sportsbookawards.bsky.social
Golf Book of The Year, 2025.
#CTSBA25
#ReadingForSport
#Golf
#books
#publishing
8 months ago
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Kenny Reid
The O’Brien Press
8 months ago
We are delighted that ‘Bend, Don’t Break’ by Frank O’Mara has been shortlisted for the
@sportsbookawards.bsky.social
for the Sports Performance Book of the Year. The winner is decided by a public vote, and we’d love your support by voting at
www.sportsawards.com/vote
#CTSBA25
#ReadingForSport
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Jonathan Campion
8 months ago
I'm thrilled that 'Getting Out' has made the shortlist for Cricket Book of the Year at the Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards. It's lovely company to be in – see all shortlisted books on the
@sportsbookawards.bsky.social
page below ⬇️
#ReadingForSport
#CTSBA25
sportsbookawards.com/shortlist-20...
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Shortlist 2025 - Sports Book Awards
SHORTLISTS 2025 The 2025 shortlist is here, explore the lists below and click on any book for more information. The public vote to find the winners in Autobiography of the Year, Sports Entertainment B...
https://sportsbookawards.com/shortlist-2025/
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Nutmeg Magazine
8 months ago
We are so chuffed that our book Cup Tied has been shortlisted for
@sportsbookawards.bsky.social
best Illustrated Book of the Year. 📚Get yours direct from us here:
tinyurl.com/mryewe6r
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W. W. Norton UK
8 months ago
We are thrilled to share that SWIMMING PRETTY by Vicki Valosik has been shortlisted for the Charles Tyrwhitt
@sportsbookawards.bsky.social
for the Vikki Orvice Award for Women’s Sports Writing! Congratulations to Vicki, her editor Gina and the other shortlisted authors!
#CTSBA25
#ReadingForSport
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Swift Press
8 months ago
Congratulations to
@daisychristo.bsky.social
🎉 I Can't Stop Thinking About VAR has been shortlisted in the
@sportsbookawards.bsky.social
for the Football Book of the Year ⚽️
#CTSBA25
#ReadingForSport
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Laura Laker
8 months ago
So delighted to be able to share I've been nominated, along with these other amazing authors, for the Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards 2025 *Does a little dance*
@sportsbookawards.bsky.social
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Norfolk Cricket Society
8 months ago
Congratulations to author
@jonathancampion.com
&
@pitchpublishing.bsky.social
for Getting Out being shortlisted for the
@sportsbookawards.bsky.social
Cricket Book of the Year 2025, great news! 🏏 🇺🇦 📖 👏 Jonathan visited us in 2024 and gave a fascinating talk on
@ukrainecricket.bsky.social
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Alan McCredie
8 months ago
Delighted to have been shortlisted for the Illustrated Book of The Year award by
@sportsbookawards.bsky.social
for 'Cup Tied', the book
@danielgraywriter.bsky.social
and I did last year with
@nutmegmagazine.bsky.social
BackPage Press and
@scottishfa.bsky.social
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Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards
8 months ago
Want to read inspiring stories of endurance and resilience? Look no further than the 2025 shortlist for the Sports Performance Book of the Year. You can have YOUR SAY on the winner in our public vote. Vote here:
form.typeform.com/to/uGUcZsxu
#CTSBA25
#ReadingForSport
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Why not start @TheMasters week re-living some of Seve's greatness in 1983. One of his many battles with Tom Watson pre-1984 and that St. Andrews Open. You can buy the book here:
bit.ly/3xrZjJi
#Golf
#books
#publishing
#themasters
8 months ago
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Why not start @TheMasters week re-living some of Seve's greatness in 1983. One of his many battles with Tom Watson pre-1984 and that St. Andrews Open. You can buy the book here:
bit.ly/3xrZjJi
#Golf
#books
#publishing
#themasters
8 months ago
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Delighted to have been shortlisted for the
@sportsbookawards.bsky.social
Golf Book of The Year, 2025.
#CTSBA25
#ReadingForSport
#Golf
#books
#publishing
8 months ago
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Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards
8 months ago
We’re thrilled to unveil the 2025 Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards shortlists! 📚 Get ready to dive into tales of triumph, resilience, and the undeniable impact of sports on our culture and society. Which is your winner? You can VOTE for your fave here:
sportsbookawards.com/VOTE/
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Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards
8 months ago
Words that bring the game to life. ✍️ The 2025 Pinsent Masons Sports Writing Award shortlist celebrates the best in sports storytelling... here it is!
#CTSBA25
#ReadingForSport
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It's
#worldbookday2025
. Read a book, any book. Here're a few I think about often, having read some of these many a year ago.
#BookTwitter
#Bookstagram
#WorldBookDay
@WorldBookDayUK @Booktrust @Literacy_Trust Patron of Reading
#books
#publishing
#reading
9 months ago
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Many thanks from me and Pitch Publishing to the Daily Mail Scotland and John McGarry for Sunday's piece and most positive words on my book. Who can get enough of Ballesteros? Read it at the links below
#Seve
#books
#golf
#publishing
www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/golf/a...
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How victory at the Home of Golf summed up Seve's touch of class
Its inclusion in any compilation of iconic sporting images from down the years would be mandatory.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/golf/article-14400749/Seves-touch-class-won-five-majors-transcended-sport-infectious-smile-glory-Home-Golf-really-summed-brilliance-Spanish-icon.html
9 months ago
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