As part of our Denys Val Baker Week across Syntagma Media, I thought it would be a nice touch to include the son of the late, much-lamented author in the mix.

Martin Val Baker is a very interesting character in his own right. In the small world of West Cornwall he’s well known as a music promoter and owner of the Rainday Art Gallery in Penzance. I asked him about his work and, inevitably, about his father:

Editor As the son of a famous author, has the Val Baker name been a help or hindrance in your own career? And what does it mean to you to see his books being republished again this week?

Read Martin’s reply.

See also the following articles on Denys Val Baker around Syntagma Media today:

The Denys Val Baker Story at Dial Publishing.

Denys Val Baker and Daphne Du Maurier in Publisher’s Diary.