Andy Richardson

Who is Andy Richardson?

Andy Richardson is a British writer, food photographer and publisher. He worked with the Oscar-nominated actor Pete Postlethwaite to ghostwrite his autobiography, A Spectacle of Dust. He has worked at New Musical Express, where his cover features included Prince, Bono, Oasis and Radiohead. He has worked for numerous British and international newspapers and magazines. He works as a specialist food photographer and publisher of cookery books.

Richardson had worked with Postlethwaite for two years on the actor's ghostwritten memoir, prior to its publication on 23 June 2011. It won encouraging reviews, with The Guardian's film critic Peter Bradshaw observing Richardson's sympathetic treatment and describing the memoir as "an extrovert, tender, charming and unselfconscious book, with some extraordinary, hell-raising and hair-raising anecdotes", and The Evening Standard noting that 'The closing chapter is deeply wrenching.' The book featured on The Sunday Times best-seller list and was recommended as one of its Books of the Year for 2011. The newspaper's tribute noted Richardson's contribution in finishing the book on behalf of Postlethwaite, who died prior to its completion.