John-Paul Flintoff

John-Paul Flintoff
Born London, England
Occupation Writer
Spouse(s) Harriet Green (1997–)
Parent(s) Ian Flintoff
Deirdre Flintoff
Relatives Crispin (brother)
Anna (sister)
Andrew Flintoff (cousin)

John-Paul Flintoff is an author, broadcaster and journalist based in London. He is also a member of the faculty of The School of Life.

Books

How To Change The World Published in 2012 with five other books in a School of Life series. The other authors in the series are John Armstrong, Alain de Botton, Tom Chatfield, Roman Krznaric and Philippa Perry.

Sew Your Own In 2009 he published a book Through The Eye of a Needle: The true story of a man who went searching for meaning and ended up making his Y-fronts. The book provided an account of Flintoff's anxiety about climate change and resource shortages, particularly peak oil and his attempts to reduce his planetary impact generally – but specifically by making his own clothes. The book was republished in 2010 by Profile under a new title, Sew Your Own. It received positive reviews,[1] but a former colleague on The Financial Times, Vanessa Friedman suggested that the book comprised "an effort to boost the writer's name recognition disguised as a serious reflection on environmental and spiritual issues".

Comp: A Survivor's Tale In 1998 he published a memoir,Comp: A Survivor's Tale, based on his time at the controversial Holland Park School, a flagship of state education in London.

Education

After attending Holland Park School until 1986, Flintoff read English at Bristol University.[2]

Journalism

Flintoff started his journalism career on Legal Business magazine, a trade title for corporate lawyers. He subsequently worked on the Financial Times as staff writer on The Business. In 2005, he joined The Sunday Times.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.flintoff.org/sew-your-own
  2. ↑ Adam, Lively (27 February 2008). "The rioter as writer;Interview;John-Paul Flintoff;Books". TES Connect. TLS Education. Retrieved 24 October 2013.

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