John Baxter

John Baxter is a renowned novelist, lecturer and broadcaster as well as a highly acclaimed film critic and film biographer. His subjects have included Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Stanley Kubrick and Von Sternberg.

He has also had a lifelong passion for book collecting, which led him to write a best-selling memoir of his life as a collector, A Pound of Paper, in which he also explores the exploding market in first editions. In his enchanting memoir, The Most Beautiful Walk in the World  (May 2011), John remembers his year-long experience of giving “literary walking tours” through his beloved Paris, where he has lived since 1989.

John's latest book describes an unforgettable quest to taste the last great French dishes before they disappear forever. The Perfect Meal: In Search of the Lost Tastes of France is published by HarperCollins in February 2013.