Books by Florence Williams
“This is an amazing book. It doesn’t feel like a science book when you’re reading it—you don’t get that professorial tone. It’s a very personal book about a woman who is going through a divorce, a topic that we don’t really think science can handle: falling in and out of love. So it’s a completely unexpected book on a topic you wouldn’t think science could touch. It’s also a hilarious book, there are parts that are laugh-out-loud funny. She has the ability to laugh at herself—a depressed woman going through mourning and recovery.” Read more...
The Best Literary Science Writing: The 2023 PEN/E.O. Wilson Book Award
David Hu, Scientist
Interviews where books by Florence Williams were recommended
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Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey
by Florence Williams -
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Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage
by Rachel E. Gross -
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Sounds Wild and Broken
by David George Haskell -
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An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
by Ed Yong -
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The Big Bang of Numbers: How to Build the Universe Using Only Math
by Manil Suri
The Best Literary Science Writing: The 2023 PEN/E.O. Wilson Book Award, recommended by David Hu
The Best Literary Science Writing: The 2023 PEN/E.O. Wilson Book Award, recommended by David Hu
Every year, the judges of the PEN/E.O. Wilson Award highlight the best new literary science writing. The 2023 shortlist consists of five fascinating books on subjects including the science of heartbreak, the sensory worlds of animals, and the development of mathematics. David Hu, a professor of mechanical engineering and a member of this year’s judging panel, talks us through their choices.
