Justin Myers

Justin Myers is a writer and editor from Shipley, Yorkshire, who now lives in London with his partner. Along with his work under the pseudonym The Guyliner and his successful newsletter The Truth About Everything*, Justin 's writing has appeared in many leading publications, including the Guardian, GQ and The Times. His acclaimed first novel The Last Romeo (Piatkus) was published in 2018. His second novel, The Magnificent Sons (Piatkus) was published in 2020 to much acclaim. This was followed by The Fake Up (Sphere) in 2022 and Leading Man (Sphere) in 2024. In 2025, he released his fifth book, The Glorious Dead (Dialogue).

'Funny, kind, insightful book, about those who get left behind' - Russell T Davies

‘This amusing, intriguing novel explores how well we can ever know even our nearest and dearest’' ― Best New Fiction, The Mail on Sunday

‘Fabulously funny’ ― Good Housekeeping

‘I loved how witty, twisty and touching this was’ ― RED

‘Darkly funny page-turner . . . The Glorious Dead is great fun and packed with twists, while also deeply moving on grief and the things left unsaid between even the closest friends’ ― Best Magazine