GENTLEMAN AUTHOR
John King is the author of ten novels – The Football Factory, Headhunters, England Away, Human Punk, White Trash, The Prison House, Skinheads, The Liberal Politics Of Adolf Hitler, Slaughterhouse Prayer and London Country – and two novellas – The Beasts Of Brussels and Grand Union.
Short stories have appeared in various anthologies, as well as non-fiction in newspapers and magazines. He runs the fiction journal Verbal; edits the London Classics imprint, published by London Books; puts on Human Punk nights at the 100 Club. John’s hobbies include drinking in public houses.
WORK IN PROGRESS
Slaughterhouse Prayer adaptation for television with Ben Richards, creator and producer of the BBC’s Showtrial series... Album version of The Prison House with Leigh Heggarty... Short story collection Sounds Like Speed, to include the longer tale Last Bus Home.
EXCITING NEWS
Peekaboo Bosh
New novella due to be published in December, 2025. Doctor Simon Spinks meets Mickey Moo and his maverick crew of shapeshifting, undercover thinkers.
Machine Elves Descending
Part of the Outspoken Authors series, the book will include fiction, non-fiction and an extended author interview. To be published by PM Press in the autumn of 2026.
London Country
Latest novel featuring familiar faces from Human Punk, White Trash and Skinheads – Joe Martin, Ruby James and Nutty Ray – plus the scorching sounds of the Herbert Hi-Fi.
Grand Union
Second novella and one third of The View From Poacher’s Hill, which also includes stories by The Seal Club’s Irvine Welsh and Alan Warner.
Verbal
Issue 11 now on sale. Includes an interview with Iain Sinclair. Issue 12 currently in production.
Human Punk 2025
The Meteors, Sham 69, Avengers, Knock Off, Tear Up, Therapy?, UK Subs, Spear Of Destiny, Johnny Moped, Infa-Riot, Criminal Damage, Anti-Nowhere League and more.