It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Geoff Nicholson.

He was an extraordinary talent who wrote 27 witty, often surreal, sometimes dark, but always entertaining works of both fiction and non-fiction. His debut, Street Sleeper, was short-listed for the Yorkshire Post First Work Award; Bleeding London was short-listed for the Whitbread Prize; and Bedlam Burning was a New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year.

He had a huge zest for life, even when battling health issues, and a greater yet curiosity about the world and everything in it. Alongside his books, his journalism has appeared in The New York Times, Bookforum, Gastronomica, ArtReview, The Los Angeles Times, Black Clock, The Wire, Time Out, Daily Telegraph, Los Angeles Review of Books, Financial Times and Custom Car. Numerous compilations such as The Book of Sheffield and Reports From the Deep End feature pieces by him and he wrote regularly about walking and food, You can find his fantastic archive in the Blog section of this website.

His passing leaves a unfillable hole in the literary world. He will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by all those who knew him.

Caroline Gannon, January 2025