The Book Prize Index

Authors / person-ed-yong

Portrait of Ed Yong

Ed Yong

British science communicator and journalist.

Wikipedia
Portrait source · Wikimedia Commons

2

Recognized books

2

Wins

8

Lists

42

Index score

2016—2023

Recognition span

Author in the index

Ed Yong has 2 books in the current index, recognized by prize programs between 2016 and 2023. The records span 5 leading prize families shown here.

Top recognition

Los Angeles Times Book Prize2
Royal Society Science Book Prize2
Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence1
Kirkus Prize1
National Book Critics Circle Awards1

Subject profile

Indexed works

Books by Ed Yong

2 books · sorted by recognition

An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around UsScience202332 ptsI Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of LifeScience201610 pts
YearTitleSubjectScoreWinsListsImprint
2023An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around UsScience3225Random House
2016I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of LifeScience1003Vintage Books

All books on this page are credited to Ed Yong.

Prize metrics come from Book Prize Index records. Biographical description and portrait metadata are sourced from the matched Wikidata and Wikimedia records; uncertain identity matches are omitted.

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