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Pitch Publishing is a fantastic imprint.
They do all the great Got, Not Got series
and plenty of other retro sports titles.

James Brown, The Late Tackle, talkSPORT

Pitch Publishing show the way for enterprising
sports book publishers and remains a beacon
of hope for sports authors aspiring or established.

The Sports Bookshelf.com

Pitch Publishing, an outfit whose "pitch perfect"
commissioning of boxing material stands
as a rebuke to more established houses

Boxing Monthly

Pitch capture the real spirit of sport with entertaining
and clever ideas. They work out what the aficionado
would want to read, then deliver it with great verve.

Paul Hayward, The Daily Telegraph

Pitch have enabled me to write in the ways I enjoy most.
Their production support is superb, delivering eye-catching
designs, attentive proof-reading, energetic marketing and helpful advice.

Tim Quelch, Good Old Sussex by the Sea, Orient to the Emirates, Underdog!

Pitch are willing to back out-of-the-blue and innovative
ideas and turn them into viable, entertaining books.
They do so with great presentation and editorial flair.

Justin Parkinson, Then Came Massacre

Pitch saw the potential in my story, used their expertise
to polish it, published it and helped inspire thousands
around the world to get into the sport of triathlon.

Andy Holgate, Can’t Swim, Can’t Ride, Can’t Run & Can't Sleep, Can't Train, Can't Stop

The process of working with Pitch to produce Picking up the Threads
was enjoyable and rewarding, with the final edition surpassing
expectations and becoming a resounding success.

John Chandler, Picking up the Threads

Pitch will take a chance on books that other publishers won't
and realise that interest in football extends beyond the
Premier League and the top 20 countries in the FIFA rankings.

Steve Menary, Outcasts!

Pitch have the vision to look beyond the obvious,
seeking out interesting ideas and subjects and
matching them with the right target audience.

David Tossell, Tony Greig, The Great English Final, Grovel!, Natural

Pitch have been an absolute joy to work with,
contributing their passion, expertise, knowledge
and experience to help produce a brilliant book.

Sam Pilger, Ashes Match of My Life

Pitch took our original concept and further enhanced it,
using their knowledge, experience and expertise, and helped
make Got, Not Got one of the football books of the year for 2011.

Derek Hammond, Got, Not Got series of books

Pitch bought into the concept of development through football,
channeling profits and proceeds from Eleven into helping
some of the most disadvantaged young people in the world.

Steve Fleming, Eleven

In the highly competitive world of sport publishing,
Pitch have consistently demonstrated the happy
knack of spotting, nurturing and promoting winners.

Neil Dunkin, Anfield of Dreams

10 Dec

WATCH AGAIN: DAVID TOSSELL ON GIRLS OF SUMMER AND FOLLOWING ON

For the latest episode of our virtual cricket talks author David Tossell will join BBC cricket reporter and commentator Mark Church to talk about his various cricket books with Pitch.
03 Dec

WATCH AGAIN: JONATHAN NORTHALL ON RULING THE WORLD

In the latest episode of our virtual cricket talks Jonathan Northall joined BBC cricket reporter and commentator Mark Church to talk about his book Ruling the World.
01 Dec

PITCH SECURE UK RIGHTS FOR NEW MICHAEL CALVIN BOOK

Pitch Publishing are delighted to announce the acquisition of the new book by award-winning journalist and author Michael Calvin, whose previous books include bestsellers The Nowhere Men and Living on the Volcano.
19 Nov

WATCH AGAIN: BILL RIBBANS ON KNIFE IN THE FAST LANE

For the latest episode of our virtual cricket talks sports surgeon Dr Bill Ribbans joined BBC cricket reporter and commentator Mark Church to talk about his career and new book Knife in the Fast Lane.
13 Nov

THE FIFTY: FASCINATING REFERENCE POINT FOR FOOTBALL

The Fifty by Jon Driscoll has been getting rave reviews, and none better than TalkSPORT Drive host Adrian Durham who labelled his work "a fascinating historical reference point for football."
13 Nov

WATCH: Q&A WITH WYCOMBE’S PROMOTION HEROES

Wycombe Wanderers manager Gareth Ainsworth and three of his promotion-winning squad joined Close Quarters author Neil Harman for a special live Q&A.
12 Nov

WATCH DICKIE PELHAM SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHER Q&A

Watch Pitch Publishing's award-winning author Richard 'Dickie' Pelham talking about his career and book Life Behind a Lens.
31 Oct

NEW WINTER PROGRAMME FOR VIRTUAL CRICKET TALKS

Pitch Publishing are delighted to announce a second series of live virtual cricket talks, after the resounding success of the lockdown-inspired first series with 11 different talks, each relating to one of the 2020 new releases.