Kaliane Bradley

Kaliane Bradley was born in Walthamstow, east London, to a British father and a Cambodian mother, and moved with her family to Essex when she was ten. She studied English literature at University College London, joined Granta magazine as an editorial assistant in 2012 and rose to commissioning editor, also working for its imprint Portobello Books. Between 2016 and 2021 she wrote theatre and dance criticism for publications including Time Out London, The Stage and The Guardian. Her debut novel, The Ministry of Time, a time-travel romance published in 2024, was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award. She lives in east London.

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