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Jonn Elledge
EducationCambridge University
Occupation(s)Journalist, author
WebsiteOfficial website

Jonn Elledge is an English journalist and author.

Education

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He attended Cambridge University.[1]

Career

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Journalist and broadcaster

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Elledge has worked as a columnist and as the assistant editor of New Statesman.[2] Since going freelance, he has written for publications such as The Financial Times,[3] The Guardian,[4] and the i.[5]

His television and radio appearances include The Today Programme on BBC Radio 4[6] and Free Thinking on BBC Radio 3.[7] He has been a guest on topical and political podcasts such as Trash Talk… with Count Binface,[8] Oh God, What Now?,[9] and Paper Cuts.[10]

Author

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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.[11]

In 2022, he co-wrote Conspiracy: A History of Boll*cks Theories, and How Not to Fall for Them with Tom Phillips.[12]

His 2024 book A History of the World in 47 Borders: The Stories Behind the Lines on Our Maps was published by Hachette UK.[13][14] It was the only non-fiction book nominated for Foyles Book of the Year in 2024.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Jonn Elledge and the Young Hagrid Audition". New Statesman. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Jonn Elledge". New Statesman. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  3. ^ Elledge, Jonn (14 May 2024). "Where does a city begin — and where does it end?". Financial Times. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  4. ^ Elledge, Jonn (1 July 2024). "An (incomplete) list of every terrible policy the Conservatives have inflicted on Britain since 2010". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  5. ^ Elledge, Jonn (14 August 2024). "Liz Truss finally learns you can't be in on the joke when you are the joke". inews. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Do we need to scrap the iconic London Tube map?". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  7. ^ "The Daleks". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Trash Talk... with Count Binface - Author Jonn Elledge - Season 1, Ep. 16". acast.com. August 3, 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Labour conference roundup - What we learned in Liverpool". Deepcast.fm. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Tory moneyman's race row – Lily Allen: "My kids ruined my career"". Podscribe. 13 Mar 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  11. ^ "Reviewed in short: New books from Charlotte Higgins, Jan Grue, Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen, and Jonn Elledge". New Statesman. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  12. ^ Croft, Ethan (6 July 2022). "Conspiracy by Tom Phillips and Jonn Elledge review — a debunking guide to conspiracy theories". The Times. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  13. ^ Hughes, Bernard (23 April 2024). "Jonn Elledge: A History of the World in 47 Borders review - a view from the boundaries". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  14. ^ Fisher, James (June 3, 2024). "Why does Wales exist and 46 more questions about the borders of the world, with Jonn Elledge". Country Life. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  15. ^ "Foyles Book of the Year Shortlist". Foyles. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
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