Mike Parker

Mike Parker was born in England and has lived in Wales for half of his life. His other books include the bestseller Map Addict , The Wild Rover and On the Red Hill, which was shortlisted and Highly Commended for the 2020 Wainwright Prize for UK Nature Writing and won the non-fiction Wales Book of the Year Award. In 2021, he received the Glyndwr Award for outstanding contribution to the arts in Wales. He is an experienced broadcaster, occasional stand-up, failed politician and has written for the Guardian, Sunday Times, Observer and many more.