Henry Gee
is an author, editor and recovering palaeontologist who lives in Cromer, Norfolk, England, with his family and numerous pets. His latest book, A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth, is out now. His recreations include writing, making music, beachcombing, supporting Norwich City FC, and falling asleep. Click here for a full bio. For all bookish inquiries please contact Jill Grinberg Literary Management.
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Author Archives: Henry Gee
Opinions
Never a truer word was spoke than when Abraham Lincoln said that you can’t please all of the people all of the time. At least, I think it was Abraham Lincoln. Anyway, the same fellow who said that 95% of … Continue reading
My Reads of 2021
Yes, the time is coming up to the top of rapidly fast approaching when I list my favourite reads of the past year. I’m amazed I’ve managed 54 books this year given that I have been very busy elsewhere. Going … Continue reading
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Tagged ali smith, antisemitism, asimov, batman, bring up the bodies, children of dune, clarke, coraline, david baddiel, delia owens, dracula, dune, dune messiah, Erebus, frank herbert, frankenstein, golden age of SF, heinlein, hilary mantel, jekyll and hyde, jews don't count, kate atkinson, life after life, lost in math, matt haig, michael palin, my books of 2021, needful things, neil gaiman, peter rabbit, philip ball, sabine hossenfelder, star wars, stephen king, struwwelpeter, terror, the accidental, the big bang theory, the midnight library, the mirror and the light, the modern myths, thomas cromwell, where the crawdads sing, wolf hall
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PR
First, I’d like to wish you (both) a happy holiday. Second, I’d like to share with you my recent experiences promoting my latest book. My agent advised spending a chunk of advance on hiring a PR company for the US … Continue reading
Posted in Writing & Reading
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Launch
My latest book A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth has now come out in the US and Canada. Actually, it came out 17 days ago, and it’s available from St Martin’s Press and the proverbial All Good Bookstores, … Continue reading
Week
What an ericacious exhausting sackbut amazing week. It started last Saturday morning when I discovered that I was being followed by the Literary Editor of the Times. Followed, in the sense of Twitter. At least, I don’t think the Literary … Continue reading
Posted in Writing & Reading
Tagged a very short history of life on earth, Literary Review, sally rooney, times
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Office
Small spaces at home, hitherto neglected nooks and crannies, have begun to assume a far greater importance in our lives than they once did. These are those closets, spare bedrooms, cupboards under the stairs, corners of bedrooms, edges of dining … Continue reading
Spayed
It’s been a funny old day. It started in a celebratory mood as my book finally got to be published in the UK. And also, in Dutch, in Holland. I have been basking in congratulatory messages, which has been lovely, … Continue reading
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Failure
I’ve seen a lot of emissions on social media lately consoling those who might not have achieved the grades they wanted in order to go to their preferred job or institute of higher learning. Therefore I thought I should contribute … Continue reading
Posted in Research, Science Is Vital
Tagged career advice, failure, Leeds, University of Cambridge
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August
August is a funny month. The nights start to draw in rather quickly as summer draws to a close with what seems like unseemly haste. Keen, fitful gusts of autumn are followed by a rumble of thunder. I am in … Continue reading
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Tagged August, gardening, responsibility, Solomon, summers lease hath all too short a date
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Ultramarine
One or two of you might have read By The Sea, my Gothick Bodice Ripper with Detectives, which was originally serialized by my Occam’s Typewriter Compadre Jenny Rohn on her LabLit website, but now published in book form and available … Continue reading
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Tagged adapted screenplay, borges, by the sea, ents, jenny rohn, kafka and his precursors, lablit, silmariliion, tolkien
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