Andreas Tjernshaugen (b.1972) has published several non-fiction books. He works as an editor at the Great Norwegian Ecyclopedia and has a ph.d. in sociology from the University of Oslo.

In 2018 Andreas Tjernshaugen published Whale Tale. How We Hunted the World’s Largest Animal to the Brink of Extinction to stellar reviews. His 2015 book The Secret Life of Small Birds spent several weeks on Der Spiegel’s bestseller list.