John is a monthly feature writer for Psychic News, the world's oldest and best-selling magazine on the paranormal. He's also a regular contributor to Suffolk Norfolk Life, where he's interviewed celebrities and written about East Anglian folklore.
John's first publication was a study of Roman Lincoln in 1991. This quickly became a best- seller in Lincolnshire and was later made into a BBC radio documentary; he acted as the co-presenter. Later publications included studies of Roman York, Victorian murders, and Oliver Cromwell. One of John's books, Oliver Cromwell and the Battle of Gainsborough, is housed in the White House library in Washington. It was sent to the library by the publisher (along with two other English Civil War publications) in 1992. John's first book on ghosts, Britain's Haunted Heritage, was published by JMD Media in November 2019. Here is a link to the publisher's page - www.jmdmedia.co.uk/pages/john-west
Britain's Ghostly Heritage and The Battle of Gainsborough 1643 were published by JMD Media in April 2022. Britain's Haunted Heritage was also reissued with a new cover designed by Jason Figgis. John's third book on ghosts, Britain's Haunted Land, was published on Halloween 2023. Chilling Stories, a book published in 2023, features a chapter by John devoted to the Grey Man of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London.
John has also written numerous magazine articles on subjects ranging from Dick Turpin to female singers in Suffolk. Magazines featuring John's work include Lets Talk, Valued History, Take a Break - Fate and Fortune, Lincolnshire Home and Garden, The Voice, Lincolnshire Past and Present, Cromwelliana, Grapevine, Eternal Spirit, Spirituality Matters, Saxmundham News, Messingham Village Magazine, and Universal.
Psychic News: An online version of John's article on a haunted London church can be read here: www.psychicnews.org.uk/articles/Jimmy-Garlick-haunted-church-mummy-John-West
Psychic News: An online version of John's article on haunted royal homes can be read here: www.psychicnews.org.uk/articles/Haunted-royal-homes-John-West
Universal Magazine: An online version of John's interview with Phyllis Walsh, author, can be found by clicking on the link and moving forward to page 28. issuu.com/universal-magazine/docs/um-issue-dec-2014-v5
John's first publication was a study of Roman Lincoln in 1991. This quickly became a best- seller in Lincolnshire and was later made into a BBC radio documentary; he acted as the co-presenter. Later publications included studies of Roman York, Victorian murders, and Oliver Cromwell. One of John's books, Oliver Cromwell and the Battle of Gainsborough, is housed in the White House library in Washington. It was sent to the library by the publisher (along with two other English Civil War publications) in 1992. John's first book on ghosts, Britain's Haunted Heritage, was published by JMD Media in November 2019. Here is a link to the publisher's page - www.jmdmedia.co.uk/pages/john-west
Britain's Ghostly Heritage and The Battle of Gainsborough 1643 were published by JMD Media in April 2022. Britain's Haunted Heritage was also reissued with a new cover designed by Jason Figgis. John's third book on ghosts, Britain's Haunted Land, was published on Halloween 2023. Chilling Stories, a book published in 2023, features a chapter by John devoted to the Grey Man of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London.
John has also written numerous magazine articles on subjects ranging from Dick Turpin to female singers in Suffolk. Magazines featuring John's work include Lets Talk, Valued History, Take a Break - Fate and Fortune, Lincolnshire Home and Garden, The Voice, Lincolnshire Past and Present, Cromwelliana, Grapevine, Eternal Spirit, Spirituality Matters, Saxmundham News, Messingham Village Magazine, and Universal.
Psychic News: An online version of John's article on a haunted London church can be read here: www.psychicnews.org.uk/articles/Jimmy-Garlick-haunted-church-mummy-John-West
Psychic News: An online version of John's article on haunted royal homes can be read here: www.psychicnews.org.uk/articles/Haunted-royal-homes-John-West
Universal Magazine: An online version of John's interview with Phyllis Walsh, author, can be found by clicking on the link and moving forward to page 28. issuu.com/universal-magazine/docs/um-issue-dec-2014-v5