Paul Read is the author of The Art Teacher and Blame, both published by Legend Press. He drank too much coffee at inner city schools during his time as an Art and English teacher, both in London and Naples, where he recently fled in favour of the Sussex coast. He received a distinction in creative writing for his MA at City University London and has been a bookseller, ice cream van driver and voice-over artist in his time. He lives with his partner and two children, and talks about himself in the third person.

 

The Art Teacher has been praised by Publishers Weekly ('an impressive feat... Read delivers [the thrills] often and well') and The Daily Mail ('a fast-paced and gritty read') amongst other respected publications. 

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Paul is represented by James Wills of Watson, Little Ltd.

 

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