M. J. Simpson
| M.J. Simpson | |
|---|---|
 Mike Simpson, photographed in 2005 | |
| Born | United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Writer, journalist, editor critic |
Mike "Simo" Simpson, professionally known as MJ Simpson, is a former deputy editor of the British science fiction magazine SFX. The Leicester-based freelance journalist is the author of two books on the television writer and novelist Douglas Adams[1][2] and his work:
- The Pocket Essentials Hitchhiker's Guide
- Hitchhiker: A Biography of Douglas Adams, an unauthorised biography.
He produces a website focussed upon genre cinema and is currently working on a biography of the actress Elsa Lanchester.
Simpson is one of the occasional judges for the Delta Film Award.
Simpson was for many years involved in running ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha, the official Hitchhiker's Guide appreciation society.
References
- ↑ Publishers Weekly
- ↑ The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, listing both Simpson's Hitchhiker and his earlier "pocket guide" to the series
External links
- MJ Simpson – articles from 2002 to 2012
- MJ Simpson's film reviews – articles from 2013–present
- Daily Llama review of Hitchhiker
- Publishers' page on Pocket Essentials book
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