I am an award-winning historian and author.

My books are: BAD FRIEND: A CENTURY OF REVOLUTIONARY FRIENDSHIPS (UK Faber&Faber / US Macmillan, coming April 2025), SCHADENFREUDE (UK Profile, 2018 / US Little, Brown Sparks, 2018); THE BOOK OF HUMAN EMOTIONS (UK Profile, 2014 / US Little, Brown, 2015).

I write about the cultural and historical forces that shape our most intimate worlds.

I am an award-winning historian and author.

My books are: BAD FRIEND: A CENTURY OF REVOLUTIONARY FRIENDSHIPS (UK Faber&Faber / US Macmillan, coming April 2025), SCHADENFREUDE (UK Profile, 2018 / US Little, Brown Sparks, 2018); THE BOOK OF HUMAN EMOTIONS (UK Profile, 2014 / US Little, Brown, 2015).

I write about the cultural and historical forces that shape our most intimate worlds.