Born in Solihull, England, Jay Spencer Green has lived in Dublin, Ireland, for over twenty years. He has worked as a factory laborer, college lecturer, database editor, van driver, theater stagehand, court coverer at Wimbledon, hotel dishwasher, and conveyor belt supervisor. Green’s debut novel, Breakfast at Cannibal Joe’s, has been described as "savagely funny and deftly anarchic." He keeps his wit properly sharpened on his blog at jayspencergreen.com.