John Neil Munro

John Neil Munro, Scottish journalist and author of biographies.

Background

John Neil Munro was born in Campbeltown and grew up in Stornoway, Isle of Lewis. He studied Modern and Economic History at the University of Glasgow and then postgraduate journalism in Cardiff.

Writing

In the 1990s Munro worked as a journalist for various UK newspapers, including the Glasgow Herald.

His books:

• The Sensational Alex Harvey (Firefly Publishing, 2002), a biography of Glasgow rock star Alex Harvey
• Some People Are Crazy - The John Martyn Story (Birlinn Publishing 2007, ISBN 1846970369; 2011, ISBN 9781846971655), biography of John Martyn with a foreword by Scots crime writer Ian Rankin^[1]
• When George Came to Edinburgh (Birlinn Publishing 2010), George Best's time at Hibernian Football Club
• Lust for Life! Irvine Welsh and the Trainspotting Phenomenon (2013, ISBN 9781846972423), Irvine Welsh and the impact of his first novel, Trainspotting^[2]

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