John is the author of three non-fiction books as well as a number of poetry books and stories. His first, Radio Head: Up and Down the Dial of British Radio, was published by Simon & Schuster in May 2009. It was BBC Radio 4’s Book of the Week His second book, The Newsagent’s Window: Adventures in a World of Second-Hand Cars and Lost Cats, was published in April 2010. His third book, Don’t Need the Sunshine, was published by AA Publishing in May 2013 and was adapted for broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
Radio Head: Up and Down the Dial of British Radio
Former Radio 4 book of the week.
‘John Osborne’s love letter to radio’
From the gentle tinkle of a string quartet to late night ranting on local radio, from Chris Moyles to Book at Bedtime, there is something for everyone at the turn of a dial…
The Newsagent’s Window
Best Memoir East Anglian Book of the Year Awards
A comic voyage through small-town Britain via the ads in newsagents’ windows: lost kittens, personal ads, a second-hand bike for sale, yoga classes …
Don’t Need the Sunshine
‘ A fantastic invocation of Northern English childhood’
Without funds or inclination for two weeks in the sun, John Osborne sets out to reclaim the romance of the British seaside by spending a year with his feet in the sand…
John Osborne 