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Jonn Elledge | |
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| Education | Brentwood School, Essex, Cambridge University |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, author |
| Website | Official website |
Jonn Elledge is an English journalist and author.
His secondary schooling was at Brentwood School, Essex, a selective and independent school. [1] . He received a BA (Hons) in English from Trinity Hall, Cambridge, receiving a 2.1, writing dissertations on 1930s political literature and the plays of Joe Orton. He also studied an MA in Journalism from the London College of Communications, receiving a distinction. [2] . While at university, he auditioned for the role of "Young Hagrid" in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. [3]
Elledge has worked as a columnist and as the assistant editor of New Statesman . [4] Since going freelance, he has written for publications such as The Financial Times , [5] The Guardian , [6] and the i . [7]
His television and radio appearances include The Today Programme on BBC Radio 4 [8] and Free Thinking on BBC Radio 3. [9] He has been a guest on topical and political podcasts such as Trash Talk… with Count Binface, [10] Oh God, What Now? , [11] and Paper Cuts. [12]
His book The Compendium of (Not Quite) Everything: All the Facts You Didn't Know You Wanted to Know was published in 2021 by Hachette UK. [13]
In 2022, he co-wrote Conspiracy: A History of Boll*cks Theories, and How Not to Fall for Them with Tom Phillips. [14]
His 2024 book A History of the World in 47 Borders: The Stories Behind the Lines on Our Maps was published by Hachette UK. [15] [16] It was the only non-fiction book nominated for Foyles Book of the Year in 2024. [17]
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