James Bradley was born on May 15, 1967 in Adelaide, South Australia. He is a graduate of the University of Adelaide. His novels include Wrack, The Deep Field, The Resurrectionist, and Clade. He is the author of a book of poetry entitled Paper Nautilus. He edited two books, Blur: Stories by Young Australian Writers and The Penguin Book of the Ocean. He also writes as a critic and won the 2012 Pascall Prize for Criticism and was named Australian Critic of the Year. His other awards include The Age Fiction Book of the Year and the Kathleen Mitchell Award.