John Osborne is author of Radio Head and The Newsagent’s Window, both published by Simon&Schuster. Radio Head was broadcast as Radio 4′s Book of the Week and described as ‘captivating’ by The Guardian, ‘funny, perceptive and charming,’ by The Daily Telegraph, and ‘a warm, uplifting read. It made me go out and buy a new radio, too,’ – Tim Key.

First collection of poetry, What if men burst in wearing balaclavas? Was published in 2010 by Nasty Little Press. He has had poetry published in The Guardian, The Spectator, Rialto and The Big Issue. John has also performed poetry at Glastonbury, Latitude, Port Eliot and the Edinburgh Fringe.