Review of 2007 - Ben Schott is the author of three bestselling and genre-defining Miscellanies: Schott’s Original Miscellany, Schott’s Food & Drink Miscellany and Schott’s Sporting, Gaming, & Idling Miscellany. Schott’s Original Miscellany has been translated into more than 20 languages — including Japanese; Schott’s Food & Drink Miscellany has just appeared in Greek and in 2006 was translated into Braille by the US Library of Congress. Now a full-time writer, Ben is currently a regular contributor both to The Times and the New York Times, and he writes a monthly column for the Condé Nast business magazine Portfolio. Additionally, he contributes to a range of titles including Vanity Fair and Black Ink. Each year, in association with the Royal stationers Smythson of Bond Street, he produces a limited edition hand-bound Schott’s Miscellany Diary. Source: www.bloomsbury.com