Arthur Roberts is the chief editor of East Keswick Press, a small press based in Leeds. He read English at Leeds University, specialising in Bibliography and Textual Criticism. His first book of Study Notes was Empire of the Sun. He has since written and edited many others. He also writes short stories and poetry, but considers his "masterpiece" to be his ongoing (and as yet unpublished) diary of his travels. He considers himself fortunate that he can do his job from anywhere in the world, even from the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro.