Nicholas Clee

Nicholas Clee is a writer and literary journalist. Former editor of the Bookseller magazine and former co-editor of BookBrunch, the online news alert for the book trade, he has written two books about racing: Eclipse: The Story of the Rogue, the Madam and the Horse That Changed Racing (Bantam/Black Swan), about the unbeaten 18th-century horse from which all modern thoroughbreds are descended (shortlisted for the 2009 William Hill Sports Book of the Year award and winner of the British Sports Book Awards Best New Writer in 2010); and Courses for Horses, A Journey Round Racing in Britain and Ireland (Weidenfeld & Nicolson), shortlisted for Best Sports Writing at the 2024 Sports Book Awards.

Clee has also been a magazine food columnist and written a cookbook entitled Don’t Sweat the Aubergine: What Works in the Kitchen and Why (Black Swan), selected in The Sunday Times as one of the Top Ten Cookbooks of the Year.

He has judged the Booker Prize, Granta Best of Young British, Encore Award, and Silver Dagger, and has written The Booker and The Best: Discrimination in the Book World (Kindle). He has also served on the committees of the Society of Authors and, currently, the Biographers Club.

Book cover for 'Eclipse' by Nicholas Clee, featuring a racehorse with a quote at the top and a scene of horse racing at the bottom.
Book cover for "Don't Sweat the Aubergine" by Nicholas Clee, featuring illustrations of eggplants and a quote on the top right from Nigel Slater.
Book cover titled 'Courses for Horses' featuring a jockey riding a racehorse on a green background, with a subtitle about racing in Britain and Ireland.
Book cover titled 'The Book and the Best Discrimination in the Book World' by Nicholas Clee, featuring illustrations of books and an open book on a teal background.