Malcolm Mackenzie is an award-winning journalist and author of Queerbook, the non-fiction summer read of 2024 that Gillian Anderson called “ essential” .
As a freelance entertainment and lifestyle journalist Malcolm has contributed to the likes of the Guardian, The Times, Rolling Stone, Heat, NME, Gay Times, and many more. He’ s worked for music brands as varied as Universal Music, The X Factor, MTV and Top of The Pops. As music editor of a London newspaper and founding editor of teen bible We Love Pop he interviewed a roster of talent including: Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Shawn Mendes, Dolly Parton, Spice Girls, Justin Bieber, Amy Winehouse, Harry Styles, Florence and The Machine, Adele, Katy Perry and Miley Cyrus, to name just a few.
He has written books about all the important things in life: The Eurovision Song Contest, Barbie, K-Pop and the TV show Friends.