Jimmy Burns website News

Of Maradona, La Roja, and bulls

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:30:00 GMT

A group of friends gathered this week in London's Tendido Cero

PAPA SPY GOES TRANSATLANTIC

Wed, 7 Jul 2010 16:50:00 GMT

A US edition of Burns's latest book prompts a successful promotional tour by the author, from Washington to Boston via New York and rave reviews, in the Boston Globe and Washington Times. An increasing number of americans are finding Papa Spy a good distraction from oil.

Click here to Watch Jimmy Burns at the Cervantes Institute, New York June 10th

Upcoming events with Jimmy Burns (Spring/Summer 2010)

Tue, 4 May 2010 09:00:00 GMT

Scheduled Events marking publication of two books by Jimmy Burns: paperback of Papa Spy(May 3) and new edition of Maradona: Hand of God (June 1) and Papa Spy (US Edition)

Papa Spy paperback published on May 3rd 2010

Tue, 4 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The critics praised the book as one of the best books ever published on fathers & sons, the spy world, and wartime Spain. It is now published by Bloomsbury to usher in its 2010 Spring list.

New edition of Hand of God

Tue, 4 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Updated paperback edition of Jimmy Burns's international best-selling biography of the greatest player in the history of football

NUEVO LIBRO A LA VENTA EN Espa�a

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Amistad, amor, traici�n y una misi�n secreta en la Espa�a de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. El destino de cuatro personas atrapadas en una ciudad. Madrid, 1939, una ciudad destrozada por la guerra.

PAPA SPY LAUNCHED

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Jimmy Burns's publishers Bloomsbury celebrate the publication of the most challenging and controversial book to date by the author of the prize-winning The Land that Lost its Heroes and the international best-seller, Hand of God.

Check out the mojitos and much more...in picturegallery section.

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Barca-new edition

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:00:00 GMT

Harry Potter publishers Bloomsbury are bringing out an updated edition of Barca: A People's Passion to celebrate FC Barcelona's historic season during which it became the new European champions.

europe's oldest walk

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

It took more than eighty miles and over four days for Jimmy Burns to walk the Ridgeway, partly for fun, partly to raise funds for two of his favourite charities, CAFOD and the Friends of Battersea Park. It proved quite a challenge but a rewarding one.

The Beauty of Rome

Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

My Barca scarf was still hanging this morning where I'd left it a few hours ago, by my bed. I had left it there because I wanted to wake up and realise I hadn't dreamt that we'd beaten Manchester United and won the Champion's League, lifting the European cup only for the second time in our history.

A Dream Final a View from the armchair

Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

I wish I could be in Rome this week but times are hard and I can't afford the �1,250 the shark community is asking for a ticket. A couple of rather cheaper tickets have come tantalisingly closer. Earlier this week, a couple were sent by guardian angel to the Penya Blaugrana Reino Unido

Jimmy Burns - FT farewell party

Mon, 9 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

To celebrate his thirty years of life at the FT, Jimmy invited 200 family members, friends and colleagues to a party at the Globe Theatre's Balcony Room.

Jimmy Burns to spend more time in third sector

Sat, 7 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Having liberated himself from having to service the 24 hours news cycle to write what he wants when he wants as a book author and journalist, Jimmy hopes to free up more time for his work for charities.

Jimmy's gets a mention in the Guardian's Media Monkey's Diary

Fri, 6 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

No fewer than five FT editors including Lionel Barber, the present incumbent, turned out last week (Feb 26th)to say goodbye to Jimmy Burns, who is taking early retirement after 30 years as a foreign, war, diplomatic, political, labour and even spooks correspondent for the Pink 'Un.

Jimmy Burns leave the Financial Times after thirty years

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

After thirty years with the Financial Times, Jimmy Burns has left the staff of the newspaper to free-himself up for new book projects and writing across the world of journalism

Upcoming events with Jimmy Burns

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

March 2009 Bloomsbury authors' quiz Cambridge University, speaking engagement. Subject: media and the intelligence world.

Interview with David Owen

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

JIMMY BURNS will be interviewed by David Owen, Sports editor of the Financial Times, about his new book WHEN BECKHAM WENT TO SPAIN.