J.J. Wright

Well we have just released Mars Encounter. An exciting ebook novel that's been quite a while in the writing. It's about a conspiracy theory that says mankind is already living on Mars. I wanted to explore that idea and look at the sort of people that would go there and what would make them do that. It was also fun to explore the lives they left behind.

That's a tough question really. Certainly I couldn't put them in any order but my desert island top five would have to be:

High Fidelity, Nick Hornby - I love his style and I think he does a great job of speaking to a generation of men who don't know how to be. All of his work is great but High Fidelity just has something special in my opinion. It's a book I think all men would recognise themselves in. It's the only book that I read at least once a year.

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams - I came late to the party on this one, not reading it until I was in my twenties. A lot of people have said that my book, Intergalactic Sweet Shop, is similar but I always get embarrassed by that. With Hitchhikers I love the universe that Adams creates and the bizarre logic of it all. It's certainly a book everyone should read in their teenage years, preferably a dog eared paperback copy. It's hard to say if I prefer the novels or the original radio series. I must admit I have a special Hitchhikers shelf on my book case with all five parts of the trilogy and the two radio script books, oh and the dvd of the movie, and I mustn't forget the box set of the radio series and the dvd of the tv series and also, well you get the point.

Flat Out Flat Broke, Perry McCarthy - An autobiography I know. I find I read a lot of biographies although not by any conscious choice. This one though is the only one I have read and been in tears of laughter. McCarthy has the distinction of being the first Stig on Top Gear, he is also statistically the least successful Formula One driver in history. Having worked in the motorsport industry myself his autobiography certainly does so a side to car racing that is rarely seen.

The Writers Tale, Russell T Davis & Benjamin Cook - Actually it's been quite a useful book for me. Its a collection of emails and text messages between the two authors about a magazine article Cook is trying to write on how an episode of Dr Who is written (this is back when Davis was the head writer and producer of the show). It's fantastic toilet reading as it's easy to dip in and out of. It's also great to read as an author because here is Davis, one of the most successful writers of the moment and he talks about writer's block, procrastinating and all the excuses you can find not to write. It shows that even if you really want to be a writer it's natural that you put it off, it is hard.

The War Of The Worlds, H.G. Wells - Ok I know what you're thinking here. But I'm not trying to slip in a book to make me look more cultured. The War Of The Worlds is an absolute favourite of mine. it's witty and clever and possibly the best costume drama yet to be filmed.