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'''Jon Hotten''' (born in [[Aldershot]], [[Hampshire]], 7 January 1965) is an English author and journalist. He is best known for the books ''Muscle: A Writer's Trip Through a Sport with No Boundaries'' ([[Random House]] 2004) and ''The Years of the Locust'' (Random House 2009). ''Muscle'' was described by [[Steven Poole]] in ''[[The Guardian]]'' as "Superb"<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/dec/04/featuresreviews.guardianreview3 | title = Muscle: A Writer's Trip Through a Sport with No Boundaries | access-date = 15 October 2011 | last = Poole | first = Steven | author-link= Steven Poole | date = 4 December 2004 | work = [[guardian.co.uk]] | publisher = [[The Guardian]]}}</ref> and by [[Giles Smith]] in ''[[The Times]]'' as "when it's not alarming, it's merely amazing".<ref>http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article395428.ece {{dead link|date=October 2011}}</ref> ''The Years of the Locust'' was described as "standing proud in the tradition of great boxing writing" by Richard Bath in ''[[Scotland on Sunday]]''.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.scotsman.com/sport/book_review_the_years_of_the_locust_a_true_story_of_murder_money_and_mayhem_in_the_last_age_of_boxing_by_jon_hotten_1_1304779 | title = Book review: The Years Of The Locust: A True Story Of Murder, Money And Mayhem In The Last Age Of Boxing, by Jon Hotten | access-date = 15 October 2011 | last = Bath | first = Richard | date = 7 March 2009 | newspaper = [[The Scotsman]]}}</ref>
'''Jon Hotten''' (born in [[Aldershot]], [[Hampshire]], 7 January 1965) is an English author and journalist. He is best known for the books ''Muscle: A Writer's Trip Through a Sport with No Boundaries'' ([[Random House]] 2004) and ''The Years of the Locust'' (Random House 2009). ''Muscle'' was described by [[Steven Poole]] in ''[[The Guardian]]'' as "Superb"<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/dec/04/featuresreviews.guardianreview3 | title = Muscle: A Writer's Trip Through a Sport with No Boundaries | access-date = 15 October 2011 | last = Poole | first = Steven | author-link= Steven Poole | date = 4 December 2004 | work = [[guardian.co.uk]] | publisher = [[The Guardian]]}}</ref> and by [[Giles Smith]] in ''[[The Times]]'' as "when it's not alarming, it's merely amazing".<ref>http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article395428.ece {{dead link|date=October 2011}}</ref> ''The Years of the Locust'' was described as "standing proud in the tradition of great boxing writing" by Richard Bath in ''[[Scotland on Sunday]]''.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.scotsman.com/sport/book_review_the_years_of_the_locust_a_true_story_of_murder_money_and_mayhem_in_the_last_age_of_boxing_by_jon_hotten_1_1304779 | title = Book review: The Years Of The Locust: A True Story Of Murder, Money And Mayhem In The Last Age Of Boxing, by Jon Hotten | access-date = 15 October 2011 | last = Bath | first = Richard | date = 7 March 2009 | newspaper = [[The Scotsman]]}}</ref>


''The Years of the Locust'' was optioned by Inflammable/[[Warp Films]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://paddyconsidine.co.uk/Site_Interview_December10.htm | title = Paddy Considine: Here Comes the Sun | access-date = 15 October 2011 | last = Roberts | first = Gareth | author-link = Gareth Roberts (writer) | publisher = [[Paddy Considine]] Official Website | archive-url = https://www.webcitation.org/69TmdhzHi?url=http://paddyconsidine.co.uk/Site_Interview_December10.htm | archive-date = 27 July 2012 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2920576/|title = The Years of the Locust - IMDb}}</ref>
''The Years of the Locust'' was optioned by Inflammable/[[Warp Films]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://paddyconsidine.co.uk/Site_Interview_December10.htm | title = Paddy Considine: Here Comes the Sun | access-date = 15 October 2011 | last = Roberts | first = Gareth | author-link = Gareth Roberts (writer) | publisher = [[Paddy Considine]] Official Website | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120315101522/http://paddyconsidine.co.uk/Site_Interview_December10.htm | archive-date = 15 March 2012 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2920576/|title = The Years of the Locust - IMDb}}</ref>


In June 2015 he published a novel, ''My Life and the Beautiful Music'' (Jonathan Cape).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/editions/my-life-and-the-beautiful-music/9780224077835|title = About us}}</ref>
In June 2015 he published a novel, ''My Life and the Beautiful Music'' (Jonathan Cape).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/editions/my-life-and-the-beautiful-music/9780224077835|title = About us}}</ref>

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Jon Hotten (born in Aldershot, Hampshire, 7 January 1965) is an English author and journalist. He is best known for the books Muscle: A Writer's Trip Through a Sport with No Boundaries (Random House 2004) and The Years of the Locust (Random House 2009). Muscle was described by Steven Poole in The Guardian as "Superb"[1] and by Giles Smith in The Times as "when it's not alarming, it's merely amazing".[2] The Years of the Locust was described as "standing proud in the tradition of great boxing writing" by Richard Bath in Scotland on Sunday.[3]

The Years of the Locust was optioned by Inflammable/Warp Films.[4][5]

In June 2015 he published a novel, My Life and the Beautiful Music (Jonathan Cape).[6]

Hotten was a contributor to Kerrang! magazine from 1987–92 and currently contributes to Classic Rock Magazine. He is the author of the popular cricket blog, The Old Batsman (since November 2008)[7] and since February 2013 a frequent contributor to The Cordon cricket blog at Cricinfo.[8] The Old Batsman also appears in The Guardian.[9] He is one of the co-writers, along with Sam Collins and Jarrod Kimber, of the 2015 cricket documentary Death Of A Gentleman.[10]

He plays on the Authors XI cricket team.[11]

References

  1. ^ Poole, Steven (4 December 2004). "Muscle: A Writer's Trip Through a Sport with No Boundaries". guardian.co.uk. The Guardian. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  2. ^ http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article395428.ece [dead link‍]
  3. ^ Bath, Richard (7 March 2009). "Book review: The Years Of The Locust: A True Story Of Murder, Money And Mayhem In The Last Age Of Boxing, by Jon Hotten". The Scotsman. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  4. ^ Roberts, Gareth. "Paddy Considine: Here Comes the Sun". Paddy Considine Official Website. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  5. ^ "The Years of the Locust - IMDb".
  6. ^ "About us".
  7. ^ "The Old Batsman". Blogspot. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Jon Hotten Cricket Blogs". The Cordon. ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  9. ^ "Sport: The old batsman". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  10. ^ "Death of a Gentleman (2015) - IMDb".
  11. ^ Authors Cricket Club (2013). The Authors XI: A Season of English Cricket from Hackney to Hambledon. London: Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-1-4088-4045-0.


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