About the Author Peter Ackroyd

One could use two words to describe the author Peter Ackroyd: prolific and eccentric.

• He’s prolific because he writes A LOT!!  He writes history, biography, poetry, mystery, etc. He authors books for adults and for children.  He also rewrites (or retells) literary classics like Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales.
• He’s eccentric because … well! …he’s a little weird.  In a good way.  You may not think he’s weird but … he still writes with pen and paper, and he spends a lot of his time with books.  Doesn’t he know about laptops, tablets, and iPhones?  (O.o)

What else can be said about this author?

He was born in 1949 in London.  He has lived his entire life in the UK.  He began his literary career writing poetry, publishing his first work in 1971.  He did not limit his efforts to poetry.  From the 70s to the present, he has written both fiction and nonfiction works, and has won numerous writing awards.  He has no intention of ever retiring.

References:

Rosen, Jody. “Man of Many Words: Up Close and Personal with Peter Ackroyd …” T: New York Times Style Magazine 15 Sept. 2013: 110-14. Print. Men’s Fashion Issue, Arts and Letters

Guest, Katy. “Peter Ackroyd: ‘Retire? Only If My Arms Are Chopped off First’.” The Independent, Independent Digital News and Media, 22 Oct. 2011, www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/peter-ackroyd-retire-only-if-my-arms-are-chopped-off-first-1742766.html.

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Alfred Hitchcock by Peter Ackroyd #review – ‘Catholic, controlling and celibate’ | #Books | The Guardian https://t.co/vtyiIpPb9Q #bookreviews #biographies #readinglist ~~ https://t.co/cYYa6CNFdt pic.twitter.com/hfLyp6P3Kt

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Review: Three Brothers by Peter Ackroyd | The Independent https://t.co/QQCsP6uiBe #fiction #books #bookreviews ~ #1stEdition https://t.co/GSQM8ErigA "In Camden Town in the mid-20th century, three brothers are born each on the same day a year apart. Their mother vanishes …" pic.twitter.com/gvfU2yJxcV

— My Fox Nooze (aka Joie de Vivre Magazine) (@FoxMarks_ATX) January 14, 2020

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Peter Ackroyd: 'I just want to tell a story' | #Books | The Guardian
: Prolific author Peter Ackroyd talks about his monumental six-part #history of #England https://t.co/WHH7fRsUF0
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— My Fox Nooze (aka Joie de Vivre Magazine) (@FoxMarks_ATX) January 14, 2020

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As is my tradition, on St. Thomas More's feast day, I repost John J. Reilly's book review of Peter Ackroyd's The Life of Thomas More:https://t.co/z8RAjeBBOG pic.twitter.com/VAPZsV8nzZ

— Benjamin I. Espen ? (@BenEspen) June 22, 2019

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David Bowie's son Duncan Jones launches "#DavidBowie #BookClub", and the first novel is Peter Ackroyd's "Hawksmoor" ~ ( https://t.co/fJLqTDF4a4 ) #books #mystery #novels #readinglist ~ https://t.co/WaG2TWkicf pic.twitter.com/HvaWC9WDHH

— My Fox Nooze (aka Joie de Vivre Magazine) (@FoxMarks_ATX) January 14, 2020

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