Sathnam Sanghera was born in Wolverhampton in 1976. He is the author of several bestselling and award-winning works of fiction and non-fiction including Empireland, which won the British Book Award for Narrative Non-Fiction and was made into a documentary for Channel 4; Marriage Material, which was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award and was adapted for the stage in 2025; and Tonight the Music Seems So Loud: The Meaning of George Michael.
His memoir, The Boy with the Topknot, was shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award, won the Mind Book of the Year and was a BBC film. He is also the author of two books for children. He lives in London.
His memoir, The Boy with the Topknot, was shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award, won the Mind Book of the Year and was a BBC film. He is also the author of two books for children. He lives in London.
