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Anthony McGowan was born in Manchester and now lives in London with his wife, author and fashion designer Rebecca Campbell, and their two young children. He studied Philosophy and Politics at Manchester University and worked as a freelance journalist and civil servant before giving up to write full-time. His teenage books have been published to much critical acclaim, his first book, Hellbent was shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award and he went on to win the 2006 Teenage Booktrust Prize with his second book, Henry Tumor. The Knife That Killed Me was longlisted for both the Guardian and Carnegie Medal and was shortlisted for the 2008 Booktrust Teenage Prize and the Young Minds Book Award. In 2008 Anthony launched a hilarious new series for younger children called The Bare Bum Gang. There are currently four titles in this series. Einstein’s Underpants is Anthony’s first book for children ages 9 and up.