Books: Insight of the Gentle Scribe ; Ross Reyburn Looks Back at the Life of Keith Brace, Acclaimed Former Literary Editor of the Post
Birmingham Post › June 19, 2004
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Keith Brace, much admired former literary editor of The Birmingham Post, died suddenly and peacefully last weekend at his Warwickshire home near Stratford-upon-Avon. He was 75.
'Keith was recognised by authors and publishers as one of the foremost literary editors in the country, yet, because of his modesty and gentle nature, others at the febrile end of the critical establishment knew little of his qualities,' recalled former Post editor Jack Reedy, who worked with Brace for nearly 20 years.See the full content of this document
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Books: Insight of the Gentle Scribe ; Ross Reyburn Looks Back at the Life of Keith Brace, Acclaimed Former Literary Editor of the Post
'His 'books pages' and his tiny office were no quaint backwater. He -and his intellect -emerged from the overflowing shelves to achieve some of the finest writing The Post had ever printed.'
Born in Bristol on December 20, 1928, Brace was brought up in Wales, moving to Newport when he was three when his fathe...See the full content of this document
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