Deborah Blum
Author of The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
About the Author
Deborah Blum won a Pulitzer Prize in 1992 for her writing and reporting about primate experiments and ethics, a subject that she further explored in her first book, The Monkey Wars. Her second book, Sex on the Brain, was a New York Times Notable Book for 1997. Blum is a professor of journalism at show more the University of Wisconsin, and president-elect of the National Association of Science Writers. She lives with her husband and two sons in Madison, Wisconsin show less
Works by Deborah Blum
The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York (2010) 2,319 copies
Ghost Hunters: William James and the Search for Scientific Proof of Life After Death (2006) 487 copies
The Poison Squad: One Chemist's Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Twentieth Century (2018) 412 copies
A Field Guide for Science Writers: The Official Guide of the National Association of Science Writers (1997) 203 copies
Angel Killer: A True Story of Cannibalism, Crime Fighting, and Insanity in New York City (2012) 35 copies
Nuclear Detectives 1 copy
Love at Goon Park 1 copy
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- Birthdate
- 1954-10-19
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA (birth)
- Birthplace
- Urbana, Illinois, USA
- Places of residence
- Urbana, Illinois, USA
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Bristol, England, UK
Athens, Georgia, USA
Madison, Wisconsin, USA - Education
- University of Georgia (BA|Journalism|1976)
University of Wisconsin-Madison (MA|Journalism|1982) - Occupations
- science writer
journalist
professor (journalism) - Relationships
- Haugen, Peter (spouse)
- Organizations
- Fresno Bee
Sacramento Bee
University of Wisconsin-Madison
National Association of Science Writers - Awards and honors
- Livingston Award (1982)
American Association for the Advancement of Science-Westinghouse Award for Science Journalism (1992)
Pulitzer Prize (Beat Reporting, 1992) - Agent
- Suzanne Gluck
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Statistics
- Works
- 14
- Also by
- 2
- Members
- 4,189
- Popularity
- #6,004
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 176
- ISBNs
- 69
- Languages
- 3
- Favorited
- 4
Some of the descriptions of spoiled or adulterated food that the author included are so disgusting that I had to stop reading for a bit and let my stomach settle.... and I am not known for having a weak stomach! While it s important for readers to visualize the poor and most likely dangerous the quality of food was at the end of the 19th century, readers may want to skim some of grosser passages.… (more)