Join Joshua Fox, in-conversation with Qtopia Sydney’s Scott Whitmont, about his book What You Into?

What You Into? is a story of the push and pull of addiction, the power of compulsion over shame, the search for healing through destruction – set against the need for love and the desire to feel alive.

Fox's unflinching account of his descent into sex addiction, his struggle with depression, and his search for a way back, is framed within the broader background of his life. He shares his difficult upbringing in a housing estate in Manchester, and gives a self-critical commentary on his media career (and his complicated relationship with 'celebrity'), from his time as a teenage YouTube star and paparazzo through to his work in Australian radio.

NOTE: Copies of What you into? will be available on the evening. https://www.echopublishing.com.au/books/what-you-into

About the author:

Joshua Fox is best known for trying to be funny on social media, oversharing on Australian radio and being unashamedly open about his sex life, sexuality and the struggles of being a gay man in the age of Grindr and endless hook-up apps. Born in Manchester, he started his career as Britain’s youngest paparazzo photographer at the age of 16 before becoming a tabloid journalist at Now magazine, The Sun and Daily Mail Australia. During this time, he was frequently conflicted about crossing the very fine line between entertainment and exploitation, and would often question his moral compass while mingling with the likes of Taylor Swift and Paris Hilton. After relocating to Sydney in 2017, he built a following by sharing his videos of crashing Married at First Sight weddings, joining The Kyle & Jackie O Show as producer Yeah But No But Josh, and becoming an unlikely mental health advocate. Joshua also finds it quite cringe writing about himself in the third person, as he is doing right now on this page, so apologises for this intro, but his publisher said he had to do one.