Nick Hornby

Nicholas Peter John Hornby is an English writer and lyricist. He is best known for his memoir Fever Pitch (1992) and novels High Fidelity and About a Boy, all of which were adapted into feature films. Hornby's work frequently touches upon music, sport, and the aimless and obsessive natures of his protagonists. His books have sold more than 5 million copies worldwide as of 2018. In a 2004 poll for the BBC, Hornby was named the 29th most influential person in British culture. He has received two Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay nominations for An Education (2009), and Brooklyn (2015).

Books by Nick Hornby

4 books available

High Fidelity
Nick Hornby
3.9 (174k) average on GoodreadsRomance
A record store owner obsessed with his top five break-ups confronts his inability to move past his latest split, forcing him to re-evaluate love, life, and the women he's pushed away.
About a Boy
Nick Hornby
3.8 (126k) average on GoodreadsFiction
A commitment-phobic bachelor invents a son to meet single mothers, only to find himself unexpectedly growing up when a peculiar twelve-year-old attaches himself to him, forcing both to confront their arrested development.
A Long Way Down
Nick Hornby
3.4 (80k) average on GoodreadsPsychology
Four strangers, each on the brink of suicide atop a London building on New Year's Eve, accidentally make a darkly comedic and surprisingly life-affirming pact to stay alive, showing the absurdities and unexpected grace in shared despair.
Slam
Nick Hornby
4.4 (111) average on GoodreadsFantasy
Sixteen-year-old Sam finds his skate-punk life upended when an unplanned pregnancy with his ex-girlfriend forces him to confront an unexpectedly fast-forwarded future and the ghost of his own absent father.