Alex Woolf was born in Willesden Green, North London. He studied History and Politics at university. He spent his 20s riding his motorbike,
travelling and working, including a brief stint as a dish-washer in a
roach-infested restaurant in Florida. Since 2001, he has been an editor
and author of children's books and has written on a wide range of
subjects, from spiders to Nazis. Alex lives in North London with his
Italian wife and two children. "Chronosphere: Time out of Time" is his
debut novel.