How to Write Popular Science Books
Professional Development Month: How to Write Popular Science Books 26 June 2021 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Do you dream of someday seeing your book displayed on a bookstore shelf? We’ll talk with authors who’ve published critically acclaimed nonfiction books on physics, geology, neuroscience, and biology for popular audiences. The panel will cover pitching, writing, and publishing to give audience members an overview of the process. The first part of the hour will include a question and answer moderated by DCSWA Board Member Jenessa Duncombe followed by audience questions. Panelists: -Anil Ananthaswamy, author of The Edge of Physics: A Journey to Earth’s Extremes to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe, The Man Who Wasn’t There: Investigations into the Strange New Science of the Self, Through Two Doors at Once: The Elegant Experiment That Captures the Enigma of Our Quantum Reality, Through Two Doors at Once -Juli Berwald, author of Spineless: The Science of Jellyfish and the Art of Growing a Backbone. -Peter Brannen, author of The Ends of the World: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth’s Past Mass Extinctions. *Recording started after first panelist, Anil, was introduced.*

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