Johnny Acton

Johnny is the author of several books including Preserved (Kyle Cathie, 2005) and The Man Who Touched the Sky (Hodder, 2002), which was described as ‘a fascinating and exhilarating read’ by Sir Richard Branson. He co-authored The Football Book with David Goldblatt. In 2012, he and David published How To Watch the Olympics (UK: Profile; US: Riverhead), which was an Observer, Independent and Independent on Sunday sports Book of the Year. In 2015, they published The Time Travel Handbook: From the Eruption of Vesuvius to the Woodstock Festival (UK: Profile; US: Harper Design).