... is a duty-free concession at Dubai Airport where Professor F___ W___ spotted A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth in the wild. But not just that - the store had selected it for its recommended book of the month. To have a book for sale in an airport newsstand is the dream of any author. To have it featured in a leading international hub and selected and promoted like this is just off the charts. Thank you Dubai, and Professor F___ W___!
Here I am interviewed about the Japanese edition of A (Very) Short &c &c. (In Japanese).
I'm interviewed by Gaia Vince on BBC Radio 4's Inside Science magazine programme. I guess I come in at about 20'25" the way through.
Thrilled to announce that A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth has been shortlisted for this year's Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize. Here is a complete list of the shortlisted titles:
Here just in is the first picture of the paperback of A (Very) Short History spotted in the wild, by the Fox family on holiday in St Ives, Cornwall:
Tristan Hughes and I had such fun talking about the origin and early evolution of life on The Ancients - a podcast from HistoryHit -- that he invited be back to chat about our favourite dinosaurs (you can listen here).
Here is an interview with Response Source Media in their series Journalist As Author.
