Samanth Subramanian writes for the New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, and The Guardian, among other publications. His last book, A Dominant Character: The Radical Science and Restless Life of J. B. S. Haldane, was one of The New York Times' Top 100 Books of 2020. His previous book, This Divided Island: Stories from the Sri Lankan War, was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize and the Royal Society of Literature's Ondaatje Prize. He lives in London.