Ben Hatch is a British author, known for his witty and humorous writing style. He was born and raised in London, and also lived in Manchester and Buckinghamshire, where he resided in a windmill that earned him the nickname "Windy Miller" at school. However, Hatch maintains that this experience did not scar him in any way. He currently lives in Brighton with his wife, Dinah, and two children, in a regular-sized house. Hatch is a fan of cheese and is balding, but he disguises it by spiking his hair to great heights to distract people he wishes to impress.
Hatch has written for various newspapers, including The Guardian, The Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Daily Mail, and The Daily Express. His latest novel, THE P45 DIARIES: How To Get Sacked From Every Job in Britain, is a former BBC Radio 4 Book of The Year and is currently being developed as a BBC sitcom. The novel is based loosely on Hatch's own experiences during his teens and 20s when his father thought he was an oaf. Previously, Hatch wrote ROAD TO ROUEN: A 10,000 Mile Journey In A Cheese-filled Passat and ARE WE NEARLY THERE YET? 8,000 Miles Round Britain In A Vauxhall Astra, both of which were Number One bestsellers and BBC Radio 2 Book of the Year.
Hatch is the tallest Hatch who ever lived, standing at 5ft 9in, and is the son of Sir David Hatch, a radio performer and producer. He claims to know the cure for the common cold and that one of his relatives was John Couch-Adams, who discovered the planet Neptune. Many years ago, Hatch's novel, the International Gooseberry, was published by Orion, and he was on the long-list of Granta's 2003 list of the most promising 20 young authors in the UK. Hatch and his wife, Dinah, have also written three guidebooks for Frommer's. Fans can visit Hatch's Facebook page, although he admits it is a bit rubbish.