Nick Hornby a vice president. In 2010 Nick Hornby co-founded Ministry of Stories, a writing charity based in Hoxton, east London. The charity was inspired by Dave Eggers' 826 Valencia model in San Francisco and aims to offer young people a chance to develop writing and literacy skills and develop a love of writing for pleasure. Hornby supports Arsenal Football Club. Nick Hornby Nicholas Peter John Hornby (born 17 April 1957) is an English writer and lyricist. He is best known for his memoir "Fever Pitch" and novels "High Fidelity" and "About a Boy", all of which were adapted into feature films.
Songbook (Nick Hornby book) by Hornby from other sources. After the release of "Songbook," McSweeney accepted online submissions from authors writing about their favourite songs in the same manner as Hornby. These submissions were posted to the McSweeney website. After Hornby mentioned he was a fan in "Songbook", Ben Folds contacted him and Hornby wrote the song "That's Me Trying" for William Shatner's album "Has Been". "There are 31 songs, but only 26 essays; in a few instances, several songs are discussed within a single piece." Songbook (Nick Hornby book) Songbook (published in the United Kingdom as 31 Songs) is a 2002 collection of