Stuart Walton – Editor
Stuart Walton is an established writer and editor who has had fifteen books published, and has been a senior writer and inspector on the Good Food Guide for thirty years.
Stuart Walton is a writer and editor who has had fifteen books published. These range from a history of intoxicants, Out of It (now in its second edition), to critical studies of the emotions and the five senses, as well as a debut novel, The First Day in Paradise (2016). His next work is an inquiry into mayhem and disorder, An Excursion into Chaos, due from Bloomsbury in 2021. He has been translated into twelve languages.
As well as being a prolific book critic for, among others, the TLS, the London Magazine, the LA Review of Books and Review 31, Stuart is a Royal Literary Fund Tutorial Fellow at Plymouth University. In his early career, he wrote on food and wine, co-edited the Hachette Wine Guide and has been a senior writer and inspector on the Good Food Guide for thirty years. He was educated at Manchester University and Lincoln College, Oxford, and holds the Oxford Advanced Certificate in Creative Writing.
Genres Stuart specialises in
Fiction:
Contemporary |
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Non-Fiction:
Subject-led non-fiction |
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Stuart’s published books
Intoxicology: A Cultural History of Drink and Drugs
Intoxicology: A Cultural History of Drink and Drugs
Intoxicology is an addictive investigation into the history and culture of Narcotica – from the everyday use of alcohol, caffeine, and tobacco to the illicit realm of opiates, amphetamines, and hallucinogens. The book is a witty and provocative look at why intoxication has always been a part of the human experience – from our earliest Stone Age rituals to the practices of the ancient Greeks and Romans, right on up through the Victorian era and ending with a flourish in modern times – and why the use of mind-altering substances is, and will continue to be, an essential part, however transgressive, of civilization.
The Devil’s Dinner: A Gastronomic and Cultural History of Chili Peppers
The Devil’s Dinner: A Gastronomic and Cultural History of Chili PeppersNeglected or Misunderstood: Introducing Theodor Adorno
Neglected or Misunderstood: Introducing Theodor AdornoThe First Day in Paradise
The First Day in Paradise
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