Wendy Williams - Science Journalist & Author: Mimicing the mimicer...

ABOUT WENDY

Wendy Williams is the author of five books, including the popular "Cape Wind". Her science journalism has appeared in major scientific publications like Scientific American, Science and Conservation Biology. Her reporting has also appeared in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Boston Herald, The Christian Science Monitor, and many, many other newspapers. Her magazine writing is equally diverse, ranging from Audubon and National Wildlife, to The Ladies Home Journal. She is hard at work now on a book about coral reefs.

WHAT OTHERS SAY

“Williams is a fine writer and takes us on an engaging and informative journey through the world of cephalopod science…” --- John Farndon, The Spectator

"Williams writes with a deft, supple hand. . ." --- Los Angeles Times

“luminous….” --- Neil Shubin, Your Inner Fish

Exposes squid’s “eerie similarities to the human species, down to eye structure and the all-important brain cell, the neuron.” --- Susannah Calahan, The New York Post

“Titbits of natural history…interwoven with a compelling historical narrative…. it's easy to see how cephalopods can mesmerise people. Reading Kraken could put you under that spell too.” --- Cian O'Luanaigh, New Scientist

"Writer Wendy Williams has something of an unabashed crush on the squid, and she brings that affection, along with a deep and approachable knowledge and sharp writing, to her book Kraken: The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid." "written with an engaging, easily engrossing and compelling sense of serendipity," -- The Concord Monitor

“a brilliantly written book, easy to read, sprinkled throughout with humor and wit….” --- Solon Economou, Cape Cod Today

“…just the right mix of history and science…” --- Ed Eakin, ForeWord Reviews

“an engaging and expansive biography….” --- Vince Pieribone, Aglow in the Dark

“…an absorbing, accessible portrait.” -- Paul Bloomfield, deputy editor of BBC Wildlife Magazine

"If you've never studied evolution, her readable and riveting book is a great place to start." -- Barbara Anderson, Newburyport News

"nature writing at its best" -- Robert Whitcomb, Providence Journal