Michael Sims is the author of six nonfiction books: Darwin’s Orchestra: An Almanac of Nature in History and the Arts; Adam’s Navel: A Natural and Cultural History of the Human Form; Apollo’s Fire: A Day on Earth in Nature and Imagination; In the Womb: Animals; The Story of Charlotte’s Web; and The Adventures of Henry Thoreau. His previous literary collections include The Annotated Archy and Mehitabel; The Penguin Book of Gaslight Crime; Arsène Lupin; Gentleman-Thief; Dracula’s Guest; and The Dead Witness. His writing has appeared in many periodicals in the United States and abroad, including the New York Times, The Times (London), New Statesman, the Washington Post, Orion, American Archaeology, and the Chronicle of Higher Education. He speaks often at colleges and other institutions and has appeared on many TV and radio programs, from CBS’s Early Show and Inside Edition to NPR’s Morning Edition and a BBC Radio series about the human body. His website is www.michaelsimsbooks.com. He lives in western Pennsylvania with his wife and son.