Matthew Lynn
{{Short description|British writer (born 1962)}}
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Matthew Lynn (born 1962) is a British financial journalist, author and publisher. He writes for The Daily Telegraph, The Spectator and MoneyWeek, and has worked as a columnist for The Sunday Times and Bloomberg.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/m/ma-me/matthew-lynn/ The Daily Telegraph: Matthew Lynn]. Retrieved 22 November 2024. He is also a thriller writer and author of the Death Force series of novels, having written under the name James Harland.
Early life
Lynn was born in 1962 and grew up in Exeter and Dublin, before moving to London. He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford.
Career
= Economist =
Lynn writes on business and economics, including columns in Bloomberg News, MoneyWeek and The Spectator.{{Cite magazine|title=Matthew Lynn|url=https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/matthew-lynn|access-date=31 July 2020|magazine=The Spectator}}{{Cite news|title=Matthew Lynn|url=https://moneyweek.com/authors/matthew-lynn|access-date=31 July 2020|work=MoneyWeek}} For most of the 1990s, he worked for The Sunday Times, for the last three years as a profile columnist.[http://search1.bloomberg.com/search?q=Matthew+Lynn&site=wnews&client=wnews&proxystylesheet=wnews&output=xml_no_dtd&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&filter=p&getfields=wnnis&sort=date:D:S:d1 Matthew Lynn archive], Bloomberg. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
His book Four Walls Eight Windows (ECON, 1997) was reviewed by Library Journal, which wrote, "Lynn's treatment of the political, industrial, and social turmoil surrounding the sale to major carriers of a stable of aircraft of various payloads and ranges has all the intrigue and skullduggery of a spy novel".Lane, Mel D. "Birds of Prey: Boeing vs. Airbus; A Battle for the Skies." Library Journal, vol. 122, no. 7, 15 Apr. 1997, p. 92. Gale Literature Resource Center.
Lynn wrote two business books, The Billion-Dollar Battle: Merck v. GlaxoChambers, Peter. [http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/news/408939/UK-BOOK-REVIEW---Mixing-heroes-villains---MERCK-VERSUS-GLAXO/?DCMP=ILC-SEARCH "Mixing heroes and villains – Merck Versus Glaxo"], (London. Heinemann, 1991), book review, Management Today, 1 January 1992. Retrieved 7 July 2011. and Birds of Prey: Boeing v. Airbus.{{cite web|title=Birds of Prey|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/matthew-lynn/birds-of-prey/|accessdate=28 June 2020|website=Kirkus Reviews}} The latter received a review from Publishers Weekly,{{Cite news|title=Nonfiction Book Review: Birds of Prey|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781568580869|date = 2 February 1997|access-date=30 July 2020|work=Publishers Weekly}} while Kirkus Reviews noted Lynn "writes serviceable prose at best".
In a 2007 Bloomberg article, Matt Lynn predicted that Apple Inc. "…will sell a few to its fans, but the iPhone won't make a long-term mark on the industry".Lynn, Matthew, [https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aRelVKWbMAv0 "Apple iPhone Will Fail in a Late, Defensive Move"], commentary, Bloomberg, 14 January 2007.
He is the author of Bust: Greece, the Euro and the Sovereign Debt Crisis, published in late 2010,{{cite web|date=27 March 2015|title=CFA Society Chicago Book Club Discusses Bust: Greece, the Euro and the Sovereign Debt Crisis by Matthew Lynn|url=https://www.cfachicago.org/cfa-society-chicago-book-club-discusses-bust-greece-the-euro-and-the-sovereign-debt-crisis-by-matthew-lynn/#|accessdate=28 June 2020|website=cfa society chicago}}{{cite magazine|author=Moravcsik, Andrew|title=Bust: Greece, the Euro, and the Sovereign Debt Crisis Book Review|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/capsule-review/2011-05-01/bust-greece-euro-and-sovereign-debt-crisis|accessdate=28 June 2020|magazine=Foreign Affairs}}Lynn, Matthew, [http://www.marketwatch.com/story/put-your-money-in-emerging-stable-democracies-2011-07-13 "Put your money in emerging, stable democracies"], MarketWatch, 13 July 2011. See footer. Retrieved 13 July 2011. and more recently, The Long Depression: The Slump of 2008 to 2031 (Endeavour Press).Lynn, Matthew (30 May 2012). [http://www.marketwatch.com/story/6-reasons-spain-will-leave-the-euro-first-2012-05-30?link=MW_story_popular "6 reasons Spain will leave the euro first"], MarketWatch Retrieved 30 May 2012. His articles and opinions have been used as references by other authors and researchers.{{cite book|author= Sternad, Dietmar|title=Effective Management|year=2019|publisher=Macmillan Education UK |isbn=9781352007305|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Hie7DwAAQBAJ&q=%22matthew+Lynn%22+book+review&pg=PA382|access-date=28 June 2020}}{{cite book|title=Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies: Selections From CQ Researcher|date=12 October 2010|isbn=9781483343402|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9fggAQAAQBAJ&q=%22matthew+Lynn%22+book+review&pg=PA441|access-date=28 June 2020|last1=Researcher |first1=C. Q. |publisher=SAGE Publications }}{{cite web|author=Fozard, John R|title=Trends in Pharmaceutical Sciences|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/016561479290120U#!|access-date=28 June 2020}}{{cite book|author= Meszaros, Istvan|title=Beyond Capital: Toward a Theory of Transition|date=November 2018|publisher=NYU Press |isbn=9781583677148|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K8xwDwAAQBAJ&q=%22matthew+Lynn%22+book+review&pg=PA280|access-date=28 June 2020}} Bust was reviewed in CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries as follows: "books on economics and international finance rarely provide an exciting, gripping read".Whalen, E.L. "Lynn, Matthew. Bust: Greece, the euro, and the sovereign debt crisis." CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, vol. 48, no. 10, June 2011, p. 1969. Gale Literature Resource Center.
In 2012, Lynn was chief executive of Strategy Economics, a London-based consultancy. His "London Eye" column began appearing weekly in MarketWatch in June 2011.[http://www.marketwatch.com/Search?m=Column&mp=Matthew%20Lynn%27s%20London%20Eye Matthew Lynn archive], MarketWatch. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
= Novelist =
As James Harland, he published The Month of the Leopard in 2001. Kirkus Reviews wrote, "Tension, pitifully lacking in the first two thirds of this grand adventure for MBAs, finally arrives, but nonbankers will probably have bailed out by then".{{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/james-harland/the-month-of-the-leopard/|title=THE MONTH OF THE LEOPARD {{!}} Kirkus Reviews}} Publishers Weekly noted, "There are problems: flat characterizations, gratuitous violence, unconvincing motivation for Telmont and a too-hasty denouement. But the book is a page-turner for anyone interested in high-stakes financial shenanigans."{{Cite web|title=Fiction Book Review: The Month of the Leopard|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-7432-3463-4|access-date=2020-07-31|website=publishersweekly.com}}
He started writing the Death Force series of action-adventure thrillers in 2009. Featuring a group of mercenaries, the series includes Death Force, Fire Force and Shadow Force. The News of the World gave the first book a four-starred rating, describing it as "a Boy's-Own adventure guaranteed to get the pulse racing. It is up there with the finest that Andy McNab or Chris Ryan have ever penned."{{cite web|title= Matt Lynn|url=https://www.fantasticfiction.com/l/matt-lynn/|website=fantasticfiction.com|access-date =5 August 2021}}
In 2018, Lynn set up Endeavour Media, an independent publisher based in London.Onwuemezi, Natasha. "Matthew Lynn (Founder) & James Faktor (Publishing director) of Endeavor Media." The Bookseller, no. 5833, 1 Mar. 2019, p. 12. Gale Literature Resource Center. It became Lume Books in 2020.{{cite news |last1=Cowdrey |first1=Katherine |title=Endeavour Media rebrands as Lume Books |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/endeavour-media-rebrands-lume-books-1186606 |accessdate=30 July 2020 |work=The Bookseller |date=10 February 2020}}
==Controversy==
When trying to promote his book The Watchmen, Lynn offered the first chapter for free on the website Motley Fool UK. However users on the website objected to his unusual method of publicity and Lynn had to back off.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lR_Eos7sN6AC&q=%22matthew+Lynn%22+book+review&pg=PA181|title=Everyone's Guide to Online Stock Market Investing: The Definitive 12-day Guide|author=Davidson, Alexander|year=2002|publisher=Kogan Page |isbn=9780749436438|accessdate=28 June 2020}}
Personal life
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Category:British thriller writers
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