Tim Lott was born in Southall, West London in 1956. After a career in journalism,  his first book, The Scent of Dried Roses, a memoir,  was published in 1996 and won the PEN/JR Ackerley Prize for Autobiography.  His first novel, White City Blue, (1999) a contemporary portrait of friendship and rivalry between a group of young single men, won the Whitbread First Novel Award. It was followed Rumours of Hurricane (2002), a portrait of working class life in Britain in the 1980’s, which was shortlisted for the Whitbread Novel Award. The Love Secrets of Don Juan (2003) explores the emotional terrain of divorce in middle age, while The Seymour Tapes (2005) was an experimental novel dealing with modern surveillance and its impact on family life.

His latest novel is Fearless, published on June 4 2007. It is a mythic, political, dystopian fable a group of 1000 girls confined to an Institute in a time of terror.  Fearless is published in both adult and young adult editions.

Tim Lott  appears frequently on TV and Radio as a commentator and critic. His appearances include Newsnight Review, The Culture Show, the BBC’s Big Read, Front Row, Nightwaves and many others.  His authored documentary, ‘The New Middle Classes’ was broadcast on BBC Four early last year. He writes for a wide range of national magazines and newspapers.

He lives in Kensal Green, North West London, with his wife, Rachael, who is a lecturer in English Literature. He has four children, all girls, ranging in age between 1 and 14 years.