Alex is a writer and journalist. He was part of The Independent's online team for 15 years, and is now the online editor for Fine Books & Collections magazine as well as writing regular columns for the Idler magazine. He also runs Shedworking (www.shedworking.co.uk) and Bookshelf (www.onthebookshelf.co.uk) and enjoys letterpress printing on his Adana 8x5.