Jude Cook

Jude Cook
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
Years active2014 - present
Notable worksByron Easy, Jacob's Advice
Website
judecook.blogspot.com

Jude Cook (born 25 August 1968) is a British writer and former musician. His first novel Byron Easy (2013)[1][2] was followed by Jacob's Advice (2020).[3][4] In 2025, he founded the UK-based independent small press Conduit Books.[5]

He was a guitarist and singer for the band Flamingoes between 1993-2008.

Early life and education

Jude Cook was born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. He studied English literature at University College London.

Musical career

In 1993, Cook founded the indie rock band Flamingoes with his twin brother, James Cook. They made two albums, Plastic Jewels (1995) and Street Noise Invades the House (2007). The band was dissolved in 2008.

Literary career

Cook's first novel Byron Easy was published by William Heinemann in February 2013.[4][1][2] The Daily Mail described it as 'Razor sharp... An exuberant debut'. Six years later, he published Jacob's Advice (2020).[5]

Cook has written for The Guardian, the Times Literary Supplement, The Spectator and Literary Review among others. His radio plays Thousand Cranes (2020, dramatised from the novel by Yasunari Kawabata)[6] and The Rival (2021)[7] were broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 4.

He is also an editor for The Literary Consultancy and holds a PhD in The Contemporary Novel from the University of Kent. He currently teaches Creative Writing at the University of Westminster.

In 2025, he was a judge for the Queen Mary Small Press Fiction Prize. In the same year, he announced that he was founding an independent press named Conduit Books, which would initially publish male authors.[5][8]

References

  1. ^ a b Shone, Tom (2014-01-31). "The Marriage Plod". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
  2. ^ a b "Book review: Byron easy, By Jude Cook". The Independent. 2014.
  3. ^ "Sam Sheldon - One Day in Paris". Literary Review. 2025-12-19. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
  4. ^ a b "But are they Jewish?". TLS. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
  5. ^ a b c Creamer, Ella (2025-04-28). "New independent press to focus on male writers". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
  6. ^ "Drama on 3: Thousand Cranes". BBC. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  7. ^ "Drama on 4: The Rival". BBC. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  8. ^ https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/book-imprint-men-conduit-jude-cook-b2744377.html
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