Jules Landau was born in 1971 and grew up in the Greater London town of Rickmansworth, wherein he almost discovered the meaning of life in a small café, prior to the building of the M25, upon which he escaped to the West Country as soon as was possible.

He has been a successful musician in a number of bands, most notably The Zen Hussies, an almost legendary outfit whom he fronted as singer and guitarist for twenty years, writing over a hundred eclectic and offbeat songs spanning five albums, and nigh on a thousand gigs across Europe. Over sixty of his songs are included in the British National Library archive.

He graduated with a degree in Fine Art from the University of Wales in 1999, and has won acclaim for his poetry, winning the title of ‘Bard of Bath’ for an anthology of his verse in 2001.

Jules has hosted a popular and eccentric Pub Quiz for a number of years at the Alma Tavern and Theatre in Bristol, played a great many gigs, acted in plays, films and immersive theatre – including collaborations with Bristol Old Vic Theatre, and written, performed and produced his own satirical spoof comedy series – ‘Back Off Boogaloo’ which is available as a podcast on all major platforms.

Jules works as a tour guide across the UK, delivering the broad sweep of British history in an inclusive, expansive and trademark witty style.

Napoleon In The Wilderness is his first novel – a fast-paced, supernatural crime thriller with a darkly comic underbelly. 

Portrait Photograph by Guy Bellingham.