Martin Pengelly

Martin Pengelly is breaking news editor for Guardian US, based in New York City where he lives in Washington Heights with his wife and three daughters. Born in Leeds, UK, he played rugby for Durham University and Rosslyn Park FC and worked for Rugby News, the Guardian and the Independent before moving to the US in 2012. Since then, he has written about politics, books, and rugby in America. His work has also appeared in Sports Illustrated and the New York Times. Brotherhood is his first book.