John Niven
Born in Irvine, Ayrshire, John Niven studied English Literature at Glasgow University, graduating with First Class honours in 1991.
He spent a decade working in the music industry before leaving to write full time in 2002.
His debut novella Music from Big Pink appeared in 2005, followed by his breakthrough Kill Your Friends (2008), a acclaimed music industry satire described as "possibly the best British Novel since Trainspotting," translated into seven languages.
He has since published numerous novels including The Second Coming, Cold Hands, and Straight White Male.
Niven also writes screenplays and journalism, and lives in Buckinghamshire.
