MEMOIRS BOOKS - Key Persons
Chris Newton, Editor in Chief, worked as a newspaper and radio journalist and became a director of a leading PR consultancy before turning to writing and publishing. His lifelong passion for the written word soon led to a specialisation in writing and editing books. Chris' biography of the celebrated wildlife broadcaster and writer, Hugh Falkus - A Life On The Edge, was widely acclaimed by the national press and described by one reviewer as having ‘a good claim to be the finest biography of an angler anyone has ever written.'
Chris' experience in interviewing and gathering information and his skill at writing and storytelling are a cornerstone of the Memoirs service. He is adept at matching his writing style to the subject and the wishes of the author and at editing manuscripts of all kinds to produce polished, highly readable prose.
‘Newton writes with a precision and humour that beguiles… he has a lightness of touch; there is a hint of Bill Bryson's style, but leavened rather than overburdened with wit… an education and a delight'. Trout & Salmon magazine on Chris' latest book, The Trout's Tale.