Malcolm Croft – Editor

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With just a little under 25 years in the publishing industry, and having worked my way up from shy tea-boy (intern) to egomaniacal commissioning editor and then publisher, I can quite confidently say I know how books are made. On my path to publishing nirvana, I became a successful author of scores of funny, fresh and forthright titles, as well as a ghost-writer, biographer, consultant and desk editor of even more scores of popular culture, music, gift, kids and humour titles and book series, several of which are – get ready to roll your eyes! – international bestsellers.

I have written many popular, and official, books for many brands and publishing houses, including, most recently, the much-loved classic The Travel Book (Lonely Planet, 2015), Big Black Book (the biggest official Spinal Tap book in decades, 2017), Life in Technicolor (20-year celebration of Coldplay, authorised, and adored, by the band, 2018), Glastonbury at 50 (a biography of the festival, with a foreword by Ray Davies, 2019) and the official tie-in book for Elton John’s hit fantasy bio-pic, Rocketman released in May 2019.

In between writing, I offer structural and copy edits, proof reads, conception-publication consultations, script/screenplay doctoring, project management and title development on a wide-range of books for many publishing houses, located all around the world. In my spare time, I am also a brand copywriter and blogger, creating entertaining and informative content for several big-name brands – including the prestigious Burgundy winemaker, Château de Pommard.

Before all of this, I was a humble journalist, working at Empire film magazine, the Daily Mirror, the Independent and Citylights, to name but a few, interviewing celebrities, artists and creators, as well as writing feature articles on food, film, culture and music.