Adam Sisman worked in publishing before becoming a full-time writer. His last book, 'Boswell's Presumptuous Task', was awarded the National Book Critics Circle Award for biography and (like his first book, a biography of A.J.P. Taylor) was shortlisted for several other prizes on both sides of the Atlantic. He has acted as a judge for various prizes, including the Whitbread Awards, and is an occasional broadcaster on radio and television and a reviewer. He is married and lives near Bath.
