Joseph Cobb was born at Chase Farm hospital, Enfield, on January 3rd 1992. It is rumoured that when Mrs Cobb gave the final push, the drab winter clouds parted, and the miserable faces of North London basked in an unseasonably warm flash of sunlight. The child was due on Christmas Day 1991, though was too indolent to keep to schedule. He bears the holy initials JC. He is unexplainably tanned and his older brother, Billy (BC) came before him…naturally. He believes himself to be a messiah – the second coming – but, by his own admission, far less righteous than his predecessor.

Joseph has a strong background in screenwriting, having written and directed five highly acclaimed short films. He was nominated in Cork for the Young Filmmaker Award at the Corona Fastnet Short Film Festival for his comedy caper GetAway, and his lucha libre themed short Corazón de León opened the All Sports Los Angeles Film Festival.

Fat Boy is Joseph's debut novel. It is the culmination of years of hard work, instant coffee and self-torment. Fat Boy won the gold medal for Humour Fiction in the 2019/2020 Foreword INDIES competition and will be showcased at the 2021 Frankfurt Book Fair. The book also received a 5-star review by Readers' Favourite and was rated 8.5/10 by Publishers Weekly's BookLife.