John Grindrod is the author of 'Tales of the Suburbs: LGBTQ+ Lives Behind Net Curtains' (2026), 'Concretopia: A Journey Around the Rebuilding of Postwar Britain' (2013), 'Outskirts: Living Life on the Edge of the Green Belt' (shortlisted for the 2018 Wainwright Prize for UK travel and nature writing), and 'Iconicon: A Journey Around the Landmark Buildings of Contemporary Britain' (2022). He hosts the podcast Monstrosities Mon Amour.