Tiffany Watt Smith is an award-winning writer and historian based in London.

She is author of BAD FRIEND: ON JOYOUS IMPERFECT LOVE (UK Faber&Faber / US Celadon, 2025).

 ‘A brilliant book’ – Philippa Perry

‘I loved it’ – Amy Key

‘A blueprint for how to sustain friendships that are flawed and sometimes painful, but more meaningful because they are real’ – the Guardian

Her other books include SCHADENFREUDE (UK Profile / US Little, Brown Sparks, 2018); THE BOOK OF HUMAN EMOTIONS (UK Profile, 2014 / US Little, Brown, 2015).

She writes about the cultural and historical forces that shape our most intimate worlds. 

Tiffany Watt Smith is an award-winning writer and historian based in London.

She is author of BAD FRIEND: ON JOYOUS IMPERFECT LOVE (UK Faber&Faber / US Macmillan, 2025), SCHADENFREUDE (UK Profile, 2018 / US Little, Brown Sparks, 2018); THE BOOK OF HUMAN EMOTIONS (UK Profile, 2014 / US Little, Brown, 2015).

She writes about the cultural and historical forces that shape our most intimate worlds.