JO USMAR
author. ghostwriter. journalist. copywriter.
MY BOOKS
AUTHOR: 8 titles in the bestselling This Book Will Make You… mental-health series, which has been translated into over a dozen languages and is available all over the world. Sleep was no. 1 in Audible’s “most-listened to” chart during summer 2020, beating Obama’s autobiography.
Friends for Life: wisdom distilled from the beloved TV series.
GHOSTWRITER/CO-WRITER: Gemma Atkinson’s Ultimate Body Plan, a UK Top 10 bestseller, and her new book, The Ultimate Body Plan for New Mums.
EDITOR: Ben West’s debut book, This Book Could Save Your Life, out April 2022.
BOOKS
8 books in the bestselling This Book Will Make You… series; wisdom from the beloved TV show Friends distilled in Friends for Life; 2 titles ghostwritten (the first a UK Top 10 Bestseller); and a new mental health title edited (out 2022).
JOURNALISM
Interview Joan Collins with the flu. Ask Heston Blumenthal to eat ‘Hammy Dodgers’. Get hypnotised to beat arachnophobia. Go piranha fishing in the Amazon. The best mags in the UK have put me through a lot.
COPYWRITING
10 years’ experience in branded content, creating & writing commercial articles. I specialise in tone-of-voice pieces, interviews & making anything interesting. Also now working for Dutch creative agencies.
TV, RADIO, TALKS
Have been caught arguing on Sky News, debating on Radio 4’s Women’s Hour and laughing like a seagull on lots of local radio shows about topics including women’s rights, social media, and mental health.
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