What nerdy science books are you going to read this summer?

I love how many books there are now that are recently touching moss, right?

So it's like going into the forest and thinking about trees or flowers or things that are tangible but seem

to have their own world.

It's Friday, July 5th and you're listening to Science Friday. I'm Cyphry producer D. Petersburg

I'm Cyfry producer D. Petersburg.

It's officially summertime.

The days are long, the hammocks are strung up,

and the season of reading is finally here.

And you might be looking for some fun books that have more of a science-y twist to them.

Well, two science writers and voracious readers have compiled their summer reading recommendations just for Science Friday fans.

So before you head out for your summer plans, we've got the list of Summer Science Reads,

straight from those familiar with the best on the shelf.

Here's Sci-Fi Senior Manager of Experiences and

ahead of our book club Diana Plasker with more. Riley Black is a science

writer and the author of several books including one of my personal favorites,

The Last Days of the Dinosaurs,

An asteroid, extinction, and the beginning of our world.

She's based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

And Deborah Blum is the director of the Knight Science Journalism Program at the Massachusetts

Institute of Technology. She's also the author of several books, including The Poison Squad,

one-hemist single-minded crusade for food safety at the turn of the 20th century.

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