Hornby said: "I worked on the music department of Time Out during 1991 and 1992. I was never given a proper job, merely invited in to cover for people off sick or on holiday, and I would love to be able to abuse this latest position by sacking people who were horrible to me, or who laughed at my literary ambitions."
From football-themed 'Fever Pitch' in 1994, Hornby hit a vein of popularity that saw the book and two of his other novels, 'High Fidelity' and 'About a Boy', made into films. His most recent work is '31 Songs', a collection of essays about his favourite songs.
This time Hornby is welcome back anytime he wants, editor Gordon Thomson said. The author got stuck into choosing layouts, editing copy and writing coverlines and picture captions and also commissioned articles on football, literature, music and cricket.
The issue will carry two Hornby articles and his singles review. One is an interview with one of the UK's hottest bands The Magic Numbers and the other is a special essay revealing the landmark moments in his literary career that took place in the Time Out offices.
Thomson said: "Nick Hornby is one of the best writers in the country and very much in demand, but he really wanted to do this and poured a tremendous amount of his time and energy into the task."
The issue is on sale on Tuesday May 3.
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