The Bathysphere Book

Winner of the 2024 National Book Foundation's Science + Literature Award A Washington Post top 10 best book of 2023 A Publishers Weekly best nonfiction book of 2023 "Hypnotic . . . Beautifully written and beautifully made." —W. M. Akers, The New York Times Book Review "one of the most beautiful books-as-objects of the year" —The Globe and Mail "...one of the most fascinating and unusual new books I’ve read in some time." —Benjamin Shull, The Wall Street Journal "...a weird and often beautiful fusion of science writing, history and poetry that explores our own relationship with the unknown..." —Edward Posnett, The Guardian "Mesmerizing . . . Original and often profound, [The Bathysphere Book] is a moving testament to the wonders of exploration." —Publishers Weekly,