After working as a teacher, orchestra conductor, art director and bookseller, Jonathan Buckley became publisher at Rough Guides.
He is the author of numerous texts on Italy. In 2015,
he wins the prestigious BBC Short Story Award for Briar Road. He is the author of nine books including three novels translated into French: Borderline (2008, Payot), Contact (2012, Rivages) and The River is The River (Fleuve 2017, Le Castor Astral).