Iszi Lawrence is a comedian, podcaster, history presenter and author of The Unstoppable Letty Pegg, Billie Swift Takes Flight and Blackbeard's Treasure (which was selected as Blackwell's Book of the Month). She was co-host of BBC Radio 4's Making History and hosts a number of podcasts including the British Museum Membercast. Iszi is a dark blue belt in Japanese style Jiu Jitsu so she also spends time in the week helping to teach both short people (7-11 year olds) and grown ups how to punch her in the face. She dabbles in illustration, plays the guitar, likes cooking and dinosaurs and enjoys keeping fit. She lives in Reading with a poet and two cats.