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THEY'RE HERE! Tony Adams Signs Special 1996 Hardback

We are excited to announce the arrival of the limited edition hardback copies of the latest addition to the Football Shorts series, Arsenal and England legend Tony Adams’ revealing and riveting1996: Reflections on the year that changed my life.

Tony was in Central London this week with Floodlit Dreams founder and co-writer on the book, Ian Ridley, to sign copies ahead of them being sent out before the April 14 publication date especially for all who have ordered the special editions exclusive to this website.

There is still time to join that list, by ordering below.

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About Floodlit Dreams

Floodlit Dreams is an independent publishing house specialising in sports literature. Founded in 2013 by journalist Ian Ridley, it provides an agile solution to publication that gives authors ownership over their books.

After launching with Mark Halsey’s Added Time, Floodlit Dreams then focused on helping young authors get a break in their career, a philosophy that continues to drive the company to date. The result was Seth Burkett’s The Boy in Brazil. Seth subsequently joined as a director.

Since then, Floodlit Dreams has published a range of diverse books that have been nominated for a number of major literary awards, both in the William Hill Sports Book of the Year and the British Sports Book Awards.

Since 2018 it has partnered with Women in Football before linking with Pitch Publishing in 2023 to publish the innovative Football Shorts series, which it has now taken on solely. The addition to the team in 2025 of Jane Purdon, author of The Homecoming, has provided a new impetus that the company is looking to build on.

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