Nick Lane longlisted for the Royal Society Prize for Science

LIFE ASCENDING by Nick Lane has been longlisted for this year's Royal Society Prize for Science Books.

Maggie Philbin, chair of the judges, said: “There were some fascinating books in this year’s entries, all of which explore science in very different ways.  Narrowing it down to just twelve was very challenging and left us with a wonderful, diverse longlist that we’re all looking forward to really getting our teeth into." 

The shortlist will be announced on 24th August and the winner of the £10,000 prize will be announced at a ceremony at the Royal Society on 21st October. The authors of each shortlisted book will receive £1000.