Books available for review announcement - updated!
The following volumes are available to Paleontological Society members in exchange for writing a review in Priscum. Reviews should be informative, engaging, and 400–800 words long. The tone can be informal and casual, appropriate to recommending a book to colleagues. Reviews are expected to be returned within six months after receipt. Past book reviews can be found in past issues of Priscum at https://www.paleosoc.org/priscum-newsletter and https://www.paleosoc.org/blog. Reviewers must be a current member of the Paleontological Society before beginning review. If you are interested in reviewing one of these texts, please contact Book Reviews Editor Phil Novack-Gottshall ([email protected])
Book publishers: Please contact Book Reviews Editor Phil Novack-Gottshall ([email protected]) if you are interested in providing review copies for inclusion in Priscum, which has a readership of more than 1,100 professional and avocational paleontologists, and with reviews that are published with open access.
Available for Review
Ball, P. 2023. How Life Works: A User’s Guide to the New Biology. Univ. Chicago Press.
Barrett, P.M. 2024. A History of Dinosaurs in 50 Fossils. Smithsonian Books.
Benito, J. and R. Olivé. 2024. Birds of the Mesozoic. Princeton Field Guides. Princeton Univ. Press.
Bibi, F., B. Kraatz, M. Beech, and A. Hill, eds. 2022. Sands of Time: Ancient Life in the Late Miocene of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Springer.
Casanovas-Vilar, I., L.W. van der Hoek Ostende, C.M. Janis, and J. Saarinen, eds. 2023. Evolution of Cenozoic Land Mammal Faunas and Ecosystems. Springer.
Catania, K. 2024. Great Adaptations: Star-Nosed Moles, Electric Eels, and Other Tales of Evolution’s Mysteries Solved. Princeton Univ. Press.
Charles, R. 2024. The Little Book of Dinosaurs. Princeton Univ. Press.
Downey, A.B. 2023. Probably Overthinking It: How to Use Data to Answer Questions, Avoid Statistical Traps, and Make Better Decisions. Univ. Chicago Press.
Duffy, J.E. 2024. Ocean Ecology: Marine Life in the Age of Humans. Princeton Univ. Press.
Frankel, C. 2024. Extinctions: From Dinosaurs to You. Univ. Chicago Press.
Gerlach, J., ed. 2014. Western Indian Ocean Tortoises: Ecology, Diversity, Evolution, Conservation, Palaeontology. Siri Scientific Press.
Grant, B.R. 2024. One Step Sideways, Three Steps Forward: One Woman’s Path to Becoming a Biologist. Princeton Univ. Press.
Grant, P.R. and B.R. Grant. 2024. 40 Years of Evolution: Darwin’s Finches on Daphne Major Island. New edition. Princeton Univ. Press.
Halls, K.M. R. Spears (illustrator). 2024. A Dinosaur for Washington: The True Story of Suciasaurus. An Illustrated Children’s Book. Little Bigfoot Press.
von Hardenberg, W.G. Sea Level: A History. Univ. Chicago Press.
Hone, D. 2022. How Fast did T. rex Run? Unsolved Questions from the Frontiers of Dinosaur Science. Princeton Univ. Press.
Hone, D. 2024. Uncovering Dinosaur Behavior: What They Did and How We Know. Princeton Univ. Press.
Jackson, P.N.W. 2019. Introducing Palaeontology—A Guide to Ancient Life. 2nd ed. Dunedin Academic Press.
Lambert, J.E., M.A.H. Bryer, and J.M. Rothman. 2024. How Primates Eat: A Synthesis of Nutritional Ecology across a Mammal Order. Univ. Chicago Press.
Lieberman, B. S., and Eldredge, N. 2024. Macroevolutionaries: Reflections on Natural History, Paleontology, and Stephen Jay Gould. Columbia University Press
McNamara, K. 2023. Unearthing the Underworld: A Natural History of Rocks. Reaktion / Univ. Chicago Press.
Molina-Pérez, R. and A. Larramendi. 2024. Dinosaur Facts and Figures: The Sauropods and Other Sauropodomorphs. Princeton Univ. Press.
Moretzsohn, F. (with contributions from M.G. Harasewych). 2023. Shells: A Natural and Cultural History. Reaktion / Univ. Chicago Press.
Pálsson, G. 2024. The Last of Its Kind: The Search for the Great Auk and the Discovery of Extinction. Princeton Univ. Press.
Paul, G.S. 2024. The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs. 3rd edition. Princeton Univ. Press.
Paul, G.S. 2024. The Princeton Guide to Predatory Dinosaurs. Princeton Univ. Press.
Stanley, S. 2024. T. rex, Darwin, and Adventures Out West. Dorrance Publishing Co., Pittsburgh, PA.
Vermeij, G. 2023. The Evolution of Power: A New Understanding of the History of Life. Princeton Univ. Press.