Tim Kevan
Encyclopedia
Tim Kevan is an English writer
, blogger
and barrister
, responsible for the Baby Barista series of books published by Bloomsbury, and the Baby Barista blog, currently hosted by The Guardian
newspaper.
, England
. He practised as a barrister in London for about ten years, during which time he wrote or co-wrote ten law books. He makes regular appearances on Television and radio broadcasts, and lives in Braunton
in North Devon
.
Kevan is responsible for the Baby Barista blog which, begun anonymously in 2007, was originally hosted by The Times
. Kevan left The Times after the paywall was erected in May 2010 and the blog is now hosted by The Guardian
newspaper. He has also published series of books based on the Baby Barista character.
A second Baby Barista book, titled Law and Peace, was published by Bloomsbury in May 2011.
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, blogger
Blog
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and barrister
Barrister
A barrister is a member of one of the two classes of lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions with split legal professions. Barristers specialise in courtroom advocacy, drafting legal pleadings and giving expert legal opinions...
, responsible for the Baby Barista series of books published by Bloomsbury, and the Baby Barista blog, currently hosted by The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
newspaper.
Biography
Tim Kevan was raised in DevonDevon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. He practised as a barrister in London for about ten years, during which time he wrote or co-wrote ten law books. He makes regular appearances on Television and radio broadcasts, and lives in Braunton
Braunton
Braunton is situated west of Barnstaple, Devon, England and is claimed to be the largest village in England, with a population in 2001 of 7,510. It is home to the nearby Braunton Great Field and Braunton Burrows, a National Nature and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve....
in North Devon
North Devon
North Devon is the northern part of the English county of Devon. It is also the name of a local government district in Devon. Its council is based in Barnstaple. Other towns and villages in the North Devon District include Braunton, Fremington, Ilfracombe, Instow, South Molton, Lynton and Lynmouth...
.
Kevan is responsible for the Baby Barista blog which, begun anonymously in 2007, was originally hosted by The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
. Kevan left The Times after the paywall was erected in May 2010 and the blog is now hosted by The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
newspaper. He has also published series of books based on the Baby Barista character.
Reviews
The first Baby Barista book, Baby Barista and the Art of War, was published in the UK by Bloomsbury in 2009. The book was fairly widely reviewed, most reviews being generally positive. On August 6th 2009 The Times described the book as being "...a cross between The Talented Mr Ripley, Rumpole and Bridget Jones's Diary...The plot burns up the pages and the characters that range within are all highly observed and coloured with Kevan's acerbic wit...Ultimately, the book is a gallop of a read. It is a clever legal romp, a comedy mixed with ruminations about life, liberally peppered with black humour and layered in farce.".A second Baby Barista book, titled Law and Peace, was published by Bloomsbury in May 2011.
External Links
- Tim Kevan official website Retrieved October 2010
- Baby Barista blog Retrieved October 2010
- Baby Barista blog hosted by The Guardian Retrieved October 2010
- Law and Disorder at www.amazon.co.uk Retrieved October 2010
- The Barrister Blog by Tim Kevan Retrieved October 2010