Adam Mars-Jones

Adam Mars-Jones (born 26 October 1954) is a British novelist and literary and film critic.

Mars-Jones was born in London, to Sir William Mars-Jones (1915–1999), a Welsh High Court judge, and Sheila Cobon (1923–1998), an attorney, daughter of Charles Cobon, a marine engineer. Mars-Jones attended Westminster School, and studied English at Trinity Hall, Cambridge.

Mars-Jones is a regular contributor to The Guardian, The Observer, The Times Literary Supplement, and the London Review of Books. He also participated in BBC Television's Newsnight Review.