John Neil Munro Explained

John Neil Munro, Scottish journalist and biographer.

Background

John Neil Munro was born in Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, and grew up in Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.He studied Modern and Economic History at the University of Glasgow and then postgraduate journalism in Cardiff.

Writing

In the 1990s Munro worked as a journalist for various UK newspapers, including The Glasgow Herald.

Works

• The Sensational Alex Harvey (Firefly Publishing, 2002), a biography of Glasgow rock star Alex Harvey
• Some People Are Crazy - The John Martyn Story (Berlinn, 2007. ; 2011,), biography of John Martyn with a foreword by Scots crime writer Ian Rankin^[1]
• When George Came to Edinburgh (Berlinn, 2010), George Best's time at Hibernian F.C.
• Lust for Life! Irvine Welsh and the Trainspotting Phenomenon (Polygon, 2013,), Irvine Welsh and the impact of his first novel, Trainspotting^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/real-lives/how-herald-s-loss-was-music-s-gain-1.1065062 How Herald’s loss was music’s gain
2. Web site: Lust for Life! Irvine Welsh and the Trainspotting Phenomenon. Birlinn Ltd. 30 April 2014.
3. Web site: Talent Spotting – Scottish Review of Books. scottishreviewofbooks.org.