Edward Wilson-Lee

Edward Wilson-Lee is an English literature academic at Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge, and a specialist in the literature and the history of the book in the early modern period.
Early life.
Wilson-Lee is the son of wildlife conservationists, and was born in the same Midwest farming town as his father. He studied English at University College London, and completed a doctorate at Oxford and Cambridge.
Awards and honors.
"Shakespeare in Swahililand: Adventures with the Ever-living Poet" became a finalist of William Saroyan International Prize for Writing for non-fiction in 2018.
"The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books: Young Columbus and the Quest for a Universal Library" was awarded the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize in 2019.
Personal life.
He is married, with two sons, and lives in the Cambridge area.