It is edited and published by Alex Johnson who was part of The Independent newspaper's online team from 2007 to 2022, and the founding editor/publisher of the two internationally popular blogs, Shedworking and Bookshelf.
His book Shedworking: The Alternative Workplace Revolution was published by Frances Lincoln (2010). Since then he has published 19 more books, with more in the pipeline, all of which you can read about on his personal website.
Alex is an experienced journalist who has been editing, writing and designing for national magazines, newspapers and charities - including Crohn's and Colitis UK, Age Concern, The Primary Club, and the Mentoring and Befriending Foundation - for the last 35 years in the UK and Spain. He is the online editor of the Fine Books & Collections magazine and also contributes to the printed edition, and writes about garden offices (and for many years snooker) as a columnist for The Idler magazine. He is a founding judge of the National Shed of the Year competition. And a half-decent snooker player (top break 47).
