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British journalist and author

Josh Spero Education University College School Alma mater Magdalen College, Oxford Employer Financial Times

**Josh Spero** is a British journalist and author. He is acting associate editor for the *[Financial Times](/source/Financial_Times)* Weekend Magazine and the author of *Second-Hand Stories*.[1]

## Early life and education

Spero was educated at [University College School](/source/University_College_School) and read Latin and Greek at [Oxford](/source/University_of_Oxford).[2] In 2004, Spero won [University Challenge](/source/University_Challenge) as part of the [Magdalen College, Oxford](/source/Magdalen_College%2C_Oxford) team, beating [Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge](/source/Gonville_and_Caius_College%2C_Cambridge).[3][4]

## Career

Spero began his career as senior editor of *[Spear's](/source/Spear's_Wealth_Management_Survey)* magazine from 2008 to 2010 and editor from 2010 to 2015. From 2010 to 2013, he was an occasional contributor to *[The Economist](/source/The_Economist)*. He was *[Tatler](/source/Tatler)*’s art critic from 2013 to 2018 and a freelance arts and culture writer for the *[Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*, *[Independent](/source/The_Independent), [New Statesman](/source/New_Statesman)* and the *[Sunday Times](/source/The_Sunday_Times)*.[5][6] In 2016, he joined the *[Financial Times](/source/Financial_Times)* as a special reports editor and was acting transport correspondent from 2018 to 2019, before a secondment in Tokyo from 2019 to 2020.

Spero has been a contributor to the *[Today Programme](/source/Today_(BBC_Radio_4))* on [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4).[7][8]

In October 2015, Spero's first book, *Second-Hand Stories*, was published by [Unbound](/source/Unbound_(publisher)).[1][9]

## Personal life

Spero has described himself as 'the gay, bookish son of a taxi driver.'[2]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-auto_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-auto_1-1) ["Josh Spero"](https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/1078011/josh-spero.html). *www.penguin.co.uk*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220517054108/https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/1078011/josh-spero.html) from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2020.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_2-1) Spero, Josh (4 December 2015). ["My life as a teenage outsider"](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/dec/04/my-life-as-a-teenage-outsider). *The Guardian*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0261-3077](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0261-3077). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201108110626/http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/dec/04/my-life-as-a-teenage-outsider) from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** East, Ben (18 October 2015). ["Second Hand Stories by Josh Spero review – a great idea… flattened"](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/oct/18/second-hand-stories-josh-spero-review). *The Observer*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0029-7712](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0029-7712). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160606221820/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/oct/18/second-hand-stories-josh-spero-review) from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["BBC - Press Office - University Challenge 2004 final"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/04_april/13/university_challenge.shtml). *www.bbc.co.uk*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170317094617/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/04_april/13/university_challenge.shtml) from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Josh Spero | Art Business Conference"](https://www.theartbusinessconference.com/speaker/josh-spero/). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201026205543/https://www.theartbusinessconference.com/speaker/josh-spero/) from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Writers"](https://www.newstatesman.com/writers/318710). *www.newstatesman.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201124040101/https://www.newstatesman.com/writers/318710) from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Is technology killing old loved books?"](https://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-29769880/is-technology-killing-old-loved-books). *BBC News*. Retrieved 31 March 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Battle of Ideas 2015 | speaker | Josh Spero"](http://archive.battleofideas.org.uk/2015/speaker_detail/10531). *archive.battleofideas.org.uk*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200805192627/http://archive.battleofideas.org.uk/2015/speaker_detail/10531) from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Josh Spero news and features"](https://www.tatler.com/person/josh-spero). *Tatler*. Retrieved 30 March 2020.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

## External links

- [Josh Spero](https://www.ft.com/stream/bae9ff94-f296-4b8a-b326-94e632a04ed4) on the *[Financial Times](/source/Financial_Times)*

- [Josh Spero](https://www.theguardian.com/profile/joshspero) on *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*

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