John Van der Kiste
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John Van der Kiste

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John Van der Kiste read Librarianship at Ealing Technical College, where he edited the student librarian journal Stamp Out. The author of about a hundred books, including historical and royal biography, popular music, true crime, local history, plays and fiction, he has also contributed articles to and reviewed books and records for local and national publications, was a consultant to the BBC documentary 'The King, the Kaiser and the Tsar', and is a contributor to 'Oxford Dictionary of National Biography' and 'Guinness Rockopaedia'. He lives in Devon, and his spare time interests include reading, music and painting. His latest titles are '1970: a Year in Rock: The Year Rock Became Mainstream', 'Mott The Hoople and Ian Hunter in the 1970s', 'Free and Bad Company in the 1970s', 'Manfred Mann's Earth Band in the 1970s' (all Sonicbond), and 'William IV' (Pen & Sword). Due in 2023 are titles on Queen Victoria's daughters-in-law, and Eagles, the US band. He has also edited an English translation of 'Ena and Bee' by Ana de Sagrera, previously published in Spain in 2006, published in summer 2022, and looks forward to another busy year with further projects in mind.
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