John Spencer has had published around 30 books in two genres; the paranormal, and a range of business books. Subjects within the former include: Ghosts, Poltergeists, Mind Powers, Stigmata, UFOs, Alien Contact, Alien Abduction, Global Mysteries and Sacred Sites. Within the latter are Team Building, Management of Change and self-help books for small businesses.
Several books from both genres have been translated into many languages including German, Polish, Spanish, and Japanese. Many were also released in the United States.
The Encyclopedia of Ghosts and Spirits (written with John’s wife Anne, published by Hodder Headline) was ‘Bookclub Book of the Month’ for two months running and sold over 250,000 copies in hardback before its paperback editions.
UFOs – The Definitive Casebook (Hamlyn) was also a ‘Bookclub Book of the Month’, and in translations had a high profile release across Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Spain and the Spanish speaking countries.
Overall, John’s books at that time sold nearly three-quarters of a million copies.
John is a shameless self-publicist in the media; including local and national newspapers, radio and TV, as well as live debates and 'phone-ins' to Hong Kong, the Falklands, Cyprus, Japan, the former Soviet bloc, the United States and many European countries. John has been a consultant and writer for several projects on the paranormal including two Carlton TV productions and a major multimedia project which outsold all previous titles in its first month of release. He was also principal author and series editor of a book series written in conjunction with the Sci-Fi Channel.
In recent years John has concentrated on fiction, winning several short story competitions (including ‘Hertfordshire Life’).
John is also President of the prestigious 70 year old ‘Verulam Writers Circle’