Another review for THE BIG HOP. This time in The Observer. Wow. I'm hugely grateful to Andrew Martin! "The Big Hop reminded me of a John Buchan novel. Rooney has Buchan’s knack for acute imagery ... and for spare, compelling action scenes." observer.co.uk/culture/books/…

People of East Anglia! I'll be discussing THE BIG HOP with the wonderful Midge Gillies on Monday evening at Topping Booksellers, Ely (Topping & Company Booksellers of Ely) Would love to see some of you there! A tale of high adventure over the Atlantic ocean. You'll love it. toppingbooks.co.uk/events/ely/roo…

The Observer: "grips like a pacy thriller" "The Right Stuff in flat caps with the accumulating tension of a whodunnit" "reminded me of a John Buchan novel" "may be some danger of air sickness reading Rooney – but there is no danger of boredom" observer.co.uk/culture/books/… 😊

Long overshadowed by Lindberg, The Big Hop: The First Non-Stop Flight Across the Atlantic and Into the Future by David Rooney returns Alcock and Brown to aviation's top flight. ✍️ Midge Gillies reviews the recent #history book buff.ly/ih48Ay2

Picked this up as a spontaneous purchase at Chalke History Festival and am absolutely loving it David Rooney

The Sunday Times reckons you should take THE BIG HOP on holiday this summer. "a glorious romp through an overlooked part of aviation history, stuffed full of intriguing characters and white-knuckle courage" Who am I to argue? thetimes.com/culture/books/…

🇺🇸 I had fun working with The Wall Street Journal on "Five Best: Books on the Dawn of Aviation." It's in this weekend's paper. I chose books by Alberto Santos-Dumont, Muriel Hawker, H. G. Wells, Amelia Earhart, and Orville Wright. What do you think? Who would you add? wsj.com/arts-culture/b…

Another BIG HOP review. Woah. Miranda Seymour in Literary Review writes: "Cards on the table: I haven’t been so under the spell of a book about dangerous journeys since reading David Grann’s spectacular The Wager" 😲 literaryreview.co.uk/wing-it-to-win…

I hugely enjoyed talking about The Big Hop with John Batchelor for CBS Eye On The World. Maybe you'd like to take a look. johnbatchelor.substack.com/p/the-first-tr…

A great pleasure to welcome author and museum curator David Rooney David Rooney on the program to share the story of the first nonstop transatlantic flight, as detailed in his new book The Big Hop. Full conversation free on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/johnbatche…

Fred Raynham, a Suffolk farmers' boy, escaped the agricultural depression, moved to Brooklands, and learned to fly at 17. He became one of Britain's most accomplished aviators. Hear his story—and many others—in THE BIG HOP. davidrooney.uk/the-big-hop Image: Library of Congress

I'm so sorry to be spamming you with all this, but another review just came in for The Big Hop, and it made me blush... "The Big Hop may be the finest aviation history you ever get to read" It's a really lovely review... bookreporter.com/reviews/the-bi…

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I love bookstore staff picks. When it's THE BIG HOP it's even nicer. Unabridged Bookstore, Chicago: "A harrowing story of bravery, adventure, the pioneering spirit, and triumph over adversity. Great for Erik Larson fans, Owen recommends!" Thanks Owen 🙏 unabridgedbookstore.com/book/978132405…

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