About the Author

Alex Johnson is the author of Shedworking and The Book of Book Lists. He has been part of the online team at the Independent since 2007 and runs the Shedworking (www.shedworking.co.uk), Bookshelf (www.onthebookshelf.co.uk) and The Micro Life (www.themicrolife.co.uk) blogs. Vincent Franklin is an actor (Bodyguard, Happy Valley, The Thick of It) and Creative Partner at communications agency Quietroom.