Jude Cook
Jude Cook | |
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| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | English |
| Years active | 2014 - present |
| Notable works | Byron Easy, Jacob's Advice |
| Website | |
| judecook | |
Jude Cook (born 25 August 1968) is a British novelist. He was a guitarist and singer for the band Flamingoes from 1993 to 2008. His first novel Byron Easy (2013)[1][2] was followed by Jacob's Advice (2020).[3][4] In 2025, he founded the UK-based independent small press Conduit Books.[5]
Early life
[edit]Jude Cook was born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. He studied English Literature at University College London.[6]
Musical career
[edit]In 1993, Cook founded the indie rock band Flamingoes with his twin brother, James Cook. They made two albums, Plastic Jewels (1995) and Street Noise Invades the House (2007). The band was dissolved in 2008.
Literary career
[edit]Cook's first novel Byron Easy was published by William Heinemann in February 2013.[4][1][2] The Daily Mail described it as 'Razor sharp... An exuberant debut'. Six years later, he published Jacob's Advice (2020).[5]
Cook has written for The Guardian, the Times Literary Supplement, The Spectator and Literary Review among others. His radio plays Thousand Cranes (2020, dramatised from the novel by Yasunari Kawabata)[7] and The Rival (2021)[8] were broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 4.
In 2025, he was a judge for the Queen Mary Small Press Fiction Prize. In the same year, he announced that he was founding an independent press named Conduit Books, which would initially publish male authors.[5][9]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Shone, Tom (2014-01-31). "The Marriage Plod". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- 1 2 "Book review: Byron easy, By Jude Cook". The Independent. 2014.
- ↑ "Sam Sheldon - One Day in Paris". Literary Review. 2025-12-19. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
- 1 2 "But are they Jewish?". TLS. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- 1 2 3 Creamer, Ella (2025-04-28). "New independent press to focus on male writers". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ↑ "About Me". Jude Cook. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ "Drama on 3: Thousand Cranes". BBC. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ↑ "Drama on 4: The Rival". BBC. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/book-imprint-men-conduit-jude-cook-b2744377.html
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- 21st-century English novelists
- Living people
- 1968 births
- Academics of the University of Westminster
- Alumni of University College London
- Alumni of the University of Kent
- English editors
- English literary critics
- English male dramatists and playwrights
- English male guitarists
- Musicians from Hertfordshire
- People from Hitchin
- Writers from Hertfordshire
- 20th-century English male singers
- 21st-century English male singers
- English publishers (people)
- English male novelists