Jacky Colliss Harvey worked in museum publishing before becoming a fulltime writer. Her book Walking Pepys's London was praised by the Sunday Times as demonstrating "an eye for surprising details and a lovely way with description." Her other titles include the New York Times bestseller Red: A History of the Redhead and The Animals' Companion: People & Their Pets, a 26,000-Year Love Story. Follow her on X @JCollissHarvey.