Sammy J (aka Sam Jonathan McMillan) first tried to get a book published when he was eleven years old, but received seventeen rejection letters. He then passed the time writing comedy songs, making TV shows, and touring the world as a comedian. Then he wrote another book – and this time, it got published. His live shows have taken him from Edinburgh to Montreal and collected multiple awards along the way. As a composer, he has written music for stage and screen. His TV work includes "Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane" and "Playground Politics", and he can currently be seen on ABC TV performing weekly satirical sketches. "The Long Class Goodnight" is his first book.