David Bird

David Bird is the author of a record 163 bridge books and is a twelve-times winner of the American Bridge Teachers Association 'book of the year' award. He is best known for his humorous bridge fiction, involving the monks of the St Titus monastery headed by the pompous Abbot, Hugo Yorke-Smith. David is a regular contributor to many bridge magazines, including BEB Magazine, ACBL Bulletin, English Bridge, Bridge World and Australian Bridge. His books have been translated into French, Polish, Danish, Polish, Chinese, German and Dutch. He is a frequent commentator and bulletin writer on international bridge events. Married to Thelma, with two children (Claire and James) and two grandchildren (Daniel and Hannah), he has a great passion for travelling the world. In any country they visit, he and Thelma make sure that they take full advantage of the local food and wine. David has over 1100 reviews on the Tripadvisor site, under the tag 'BroLucius'.