Simon Garfield is a British journalist and non-fiction author. He was educated at the independent University College School in Hampstead, London, and the London School of Economics, where he was the Executive Editor of The Beaver.

His published books include:

* Mini-The True and Secret History of the Making of a Motor Car
* Exposure: The Unusual Life and Violent Death of Bob Carlos Clarke
* The Error World
* Private Battles
* We are at War
* Our Hidden Lives
* The Last Journey of William Huskisson
* Mauve
* The Nations Favourite
* The Wrestling
* The End of Innocence
* Just My Type: A Book About Fonts

He also regularly writes for The Observer newspaper.Read Less