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Ellery Shaw

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I was originally from the UK, where I went to university in Manchester and London, which figure heavily in my book(s). When I'd just finished my PhD and was starting my first real job in academia, the HR person took one look at me and said, "You're not a scientist!"

It took me a while to work out she was right, and I was much too easily distracted to be a research scientist. Also, I was born to live in bare feet, not a lab coat, let alone a suit.

So I dropped out of academia, packed my bags and moved to the beach in Australia. For 10 years or so, I've been a freelance science writer, zipping between my office and the surf in my elderly VW kombi.

Having written hundreds of papers and articles about science, I started writing my first novel – An ...more

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Review copies for the An Improbable Hypothesis by Ellery Shaw are available now for a limited time.

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Blending dry humour, accessible science, and unexpected heartbreak, An Improbable Hypothesis is a smart, inventive novel that delves into academia’s darker ambitions, unravels a biological Read more of this blog post »

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