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Royal Society Announces Contenders for Science Book Prize
from the Guardian (UK)
The Royal Society has announced the shortlist for its science book prize. It's a strong field of contenders for the £10,000 prize money.
Regular readers of the Guardian and fans of our Science Weekly podcast will already be familiar with the finalists. One of the shortlisted books was recently picked over by our Science Book Club, one of the authors writes a popular weekly column for the Guardian, and two have been guests on the podcast.
Sir Tim Hunt, who chairs the panel of judges, said: "There's clearly a large audience for books that explain science clearly and gracefully, and no shortage of authors. Choosing a final list of six books from the big boxes of books that arrived on our doorsteps - over 120 books were submitted - was a challenging pleasure."
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