Jonathan Self
Jonathan Otter Self[1] (born 11 March 1959 in Hammersmith, London)[2] is an English author and journalist.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Self was raised in Hampstead, London. His father was the British journalist and academic Peter Self. His mother, Elaine (born Rosenbloom), was American and worked in publishing.[3] His brother, Will Self, is a novelist and broadcaster.[4]
Career
[edit | edit source]Self began his career as an advertising copywriter and in 1982 founded Self Direct, a direct-marketing agency. He sold the business in 1993.
In 2001, Self published an autobiography, Self Abuse. The Times stated that Self "is a talented writer with an extraordinary family history to relate. He catalogues the failings of a family so dysfunctional and cruel that even with his talent for sardonic one-liners the tone is one of unrelenting despair."[5] A humour column in The Guardian offered a one-line summary of the book: "The brother of the more famous Will ODs in therapy and splurges the results over 247 pages".[6]
Self has since written a number of other books, including The Teenagers Guide to Money which was ranked as the #5 best investing book for teens by a UK financial education website.[7] He has contributed regularly to the British media including Country Life, The Times, The Daily Telegraph and The Mail on Sunday. In 2009 he collaborated with Arabella Lennox-Boyd on "Welcome to Dream Acres", a Country Life series about landscape gardening.[8]
He is one of the founders of Honey's, an ethical dog food company, which is the subject of one of his books.[9]
Self acts as a Special Adviser to the World Land Trust, an environmental charity.[10]
In 2016, he made a Radio 4 Charity Appeal on behalf of Room to Read.[11]
Self is now a trustee of the Rainforest Trust.[12]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Self is married. He and his wife Rose have seven children between them.[13][14][15]
Works
[edit | edit source]- Self Abuse (John Murray, 2001), a memoir[16]
- The Teenager's Guide to Money (Quercus, 2007), a personal finance guide for teenagers[17]
- Honey's Natural Feeding Handbook for Dogs (Mammoth, 2012), a guide to diets for dogs[18]
- Emerald (Thames & Hudson, 2013), a guide to the world's emerald trade[19]
- Good Money (Head of Zeus, 2017), a guide on how to become an ethical entrepreneur[20]
References
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- ^ Neustatter, Angela (18 October 2007). "Relative Values: Jonathan Self and his brother Will". The Sunday Times. http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/style/fashion/trends/article73672.ece Archived 2 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
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