A.N. Wilson photographed at his home in London. Wilson has a new book called "Aftershocks" about the earthquake in New Zealand. Andrew Norman Wilson (born 1950)[ is an English writer and newspaper columnist known for his critical biographies, novels and works of popular history. He is an occasional columnist for the Daily Mail and a former columnist for the London Evening Standard. He has been an occasional contributor to The Times Literary Supplement, New Statesman, The Spectator and The Observer.