name: Charlie English
genres: Nonfiction, Travel, History
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about: Charlie English is a British non-fiction author and former head of international news at the Guardian. He has written three critically-acclaimed books: The Snow Tourist (2008); The Book Smugglers of Timbuktu (2017, published in the US as The Storied City); and The Gallery of Miracles and Madness (2021). His fourth, The CIA Book Club, is available for pre-order in the UK, and will be published in March 2025. He lives in London with his family and their border collie, Enzo. You can reach him directly through his website, or via Twitter or Instagram at @charlieenglish1.