Tom Hodgkinson is the founder and editor of the Idler and bestselling author of How to be Idle, How to be Free, The Idle Parent and Brave Old World. In 2011 he and his partner Victoria Hull launched the Idler Academy of Philosophy, Husbandry and Merriment, a business that brings fun and fulfilment to people at live events and online. Last year they successfully completed a crowdfunding campaign to grow the Idler Academy. Tom will be hosting a workshop on the subject of his most recent book, Business for Bohemians, which was published by Penguin in November 2016.