John Hotten is the author of Unlicensed: Random Notes from Boxing's Underbelly and The Years of the Locust: A True Story of Murder, Money and Mayhem in the Last Age of Boxing, which was longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award. A former editor of Kerrang!, he has written for the Guardian, the Sunday Times, Esquire and Punch.

"Is there not something heroic in the single-minded pursuit of the maximally developed human body? Jon Hotten's superb book offers some answers" -- Steven Poole The Guardian "When it isn't alarming, [it's] merely amazing... Balanced, respectful, non-judgmental and rendered in an admirably muscular, entirely fat-free prose" -- Giles Smith The Times "A compelling and often alarming through the darker side of gym culture" Time Out "A compelling piece of reportage" Daily Telegraph "Like a hardboiled detective story... The first must-buy book on its subject" Men's Health

John Hotten is the author of Unlicensed: Random Notes from Boxing's Underbelly and The Years of the Locust: A True Story of Murder, Money and Mayhem in the Last Age of Boxing, which was longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award. A former editor of Kerrang!, he has written for the Guardian, the Sunday Times, Esquire and Punch.

"Is there not something heroic in the single-minded pursuit of the maximally developed human body? Jon Hotten's superb book offers some answers" -- Steven Poole The Guardian "When it isn't alarming, [it's] merely amazing... Balanced, respectful, non-judgmental and rendered in an admirably muscular, entirely fat-free prose" -- Giles Smith The Times "A compelling and often alarming through the darker side of gym culture" Time Out "A compelling piece of reportage" Daily Telegraph "Like a hardboiled detective story... The first must-buy book on its subject" Men's Health