Hi all! I always like to post nice book news here, partly for my own recollection, but I learned today that my book on Invisibility: The History and Science of How Not to be Seen was shortlisted for the 2024 Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science!

Now as it turns out, I was unaware of this honor until I received the email that said that my book was not selected as the final winner of the award, but it really is just an honor to be nominated! (Though the $10k prize would have been nice.)

In less official but still “make me feel good news,” a friend on Bluesky pointed out that comics author Ryan North had posted that he was reading my book and enjoying it, which made he happy! He is apparently reading it for background for his work on the Invisible Woman book.

Anyway, more interesting posts to come!