Born in Nottinghamshire, England in 1970, Sam Taylor began his career as a journalist with The Observer. 

In 2001, he quit his job and moved to southwest France, where he wrote four novels, learned French, and raised a family.

 

In 2010, he translated his first novel: Laurent Binet's HHhH.

 

He now lives in the United States and works as a literary translator and author. He has translated more than 70 books from French.

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His long-awaited fifth novel, The Two Loves of Sophie Strom, was published in 2024.

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He is currently working on his sixth novel, In the Forest Dark As Night.