David Haviland biography
David Haviland is a writer, editor, and ghostwriter, with a number of bestselling books to his name, which have been sold to publishers all over the world, and widely serialised.
David has collaborated with Francesca Gould on a number of amusing trivia books, including Why Is Yawning Contagious? (Piatus, 2007), Horny Lizards and Headless Chickens (Piatkus, 2009), and Self-Harming Parrots and Exploding Toads (Little, Brown, 2010). David’s next book is a collection of medical trivia, called Why You Should Store Your Farts in a Jar…, which will be published by Penguin in December 2010, followed by The Elephant and The Maypole, a book of amusing historical trivia, also with Penguin, in 2011.
David has also worked as a journalist and film reviewer, publishing over 100 articles, reviews, and features in a wide range of newspapers and magazines. Alongside his writing, he holds a consultancy role at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford, where he helps to find and develop new plays. In his spare time, he plays football and the piano, one rather better than the other.
David’s blog is regularly updated, and can be found at www.davidhaviland.wordpress.com.
