James Clarke has written for the magazines 3D Artist, 3DWorld, Moviescope and Empire. His work has also featured in The Guardian, on BBC Radio 3 and for the BFI and the British Council. As an educator he has taught Film at the University of Gloucestershire, Hereford College of Arts and at SAE Institute in London. He has also taught screenwriting for the short film at the University of Warwick. James's books include the recently published The Year of the Geek (Aurum Press) and Bodies in Heroic Motion: The Cinema of James Cameron (Columbia University Press).

About previous work:'Stuffed with infographics and interesting tidbits of information and trivia, it gives readers something to be thankful for every day of the year. 'Kirkus Reviews'Informative, interesting, and effective.... helps readers to appreciate [Cameron's] influence and proves to be an intriguing experience.'Film Matters

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