Brian Isett is a poet and scientist based in Pittsburgh. His first book of poetry, Grid Poems (Vol. I), reached an international audience over Ello and quickly sold out through the New Museum and Printed Matter in New York, and Motto Books in Berlin. In the field of neuroscience, Isett has authored high profile research articles in areas ranging from tactile perception to Parkinson’s disease. His awards include the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, the National Institute of Health NRSA Postdoctoral Fellowship, the George Harmon Coxe Award for Fiction, and the Arthur Lynn Andrews Fiction Prize. Isett holds a BS in Biology from Cornell University and a PhD in Neuroscience from UC Berkeley. He is currently a data scientist at the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center.Claudia Biçen is a British American artist who uses illustration and storytelling to explore ideas about what it means to be mortal beings in a vast and mysterious universe. Her work has been exhibited at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery (Washington, D.C.), the Royal Society of Portrait Painters (London), and the National Arts Club (New York). Biçen holds a BA in philosophy and psychology from the University of Oxford and a MSc in social anthropology from University College London.

A Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview selection!Selected for the New Yorker's Holiday Gift Guide!★ STARRED REVIEW! “A luminous and lyrical blend of science, spirituality, and environmental advocacy, this visually stunning title invites readers to reconsider nature as a source of profound wisdom… Simultaneously reverent and accessible… The thematic depth and aesthetic presentation will resonate with teens and adults alike… Text and image are in constant dialogue, crafting meaning in tandem… VERDICT A gorgeous, genre-blurring work of art and science. Ideal for classroom libraries, environmental studies, or anyone seeking to fall in love with the living world. Highly recommended.”

Brian Isett is a poet and scientist based in Pittsburgh. His first book of poetry, Grid Poems (Vol. I), reached an international audience over Ello and quickly sold out through the New Museum and Printed Matter in New York, and Motto Books in Berlin. In the field of neuroscience, Isett has authored high profile research articles in areas ranging from tactile perception to Parkinson’s disease. His awards include the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, the National Institute of Health NRSA Postdoctoral Fellowship, the George Harmon Coxe Award for Fiction, and the Arthur Lynn Andrews Fiction Prize. Isett holds a BS in Biology from Cornell University and a PhD in Neuroscience from UC Berkeley. He is currently a data scientist at the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center.Claudia Biçen is a British American artist who uses illustration and storytelling to explore ideas about what it means to be mortal beings in a vast and mysterious universe. Her work has been exhibited at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery (Washington, D.C.), the Royal Society of Portrait Painters (London), and the National Arts Club (New York). Biçen holds a BA in philosophy and psychology from the University of Oxford and a MSc in social anthropology from University College London.

A Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview selection!Selected for the New Yorker's Holiday Gift Guide!★ STARRED REVIEW! “A luminous and lyrical blend of science, spirituality, and environmental advocacy, this visually stunning title invites readers to reconsider nature as a source of profound wisdom… Simultaneously reverent and accessible… The thematic depth and aesthetic presentation will resonate with teens and adults alike… Text and image are in constant dialogue, crafting meaning in tandem… VERDICT A gorgeous, genre-blurring work of art and science. Ideal for classroom libraries, environmental studies, or anyone seeking to fall in love with the living world. Highly recommended.”

Brian Isett is a poet and scientist based in Pittsburgh. His first book of poetry, Grid Poems (Vol. I), reached an international audience over Ello and quickly sold out through the New Museum and Printed Matter in New York, and Motto Books in Berlin. In the field of neuroscience, Isett has authored high profile research articles in areas ranging from tactile perception to Parkinson’s disease. His awards include the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, the National Institute of Health NRSA Postdoctoral Fellowship, the George Harmon Coxe Award for Fiction, and the Arthur Lynn Andrews Fiction Prize. Isett holds a BS in Biology from Cornell University and a PhD in Neuroscience from UC Berkeley. He is currently a data scientist at the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center.Claudia Biçen is a British American artist who uses illustration and storytelling to explore ideas about what it means to be mortal beings in a vast and mysterious universe. Her work has been exhibited at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery (Washington, D.C.), the Royal Society of Portrait Painters (London), and the National Arts Club (New York). Biçen holds a BA in philosophy and psychology from the University of Oxford and a MSc in social anthropology from University College London.

A Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview selection!Selected for the New Yorker's Holiday Gift Guide!★ STARRED REVIEW! “A luminous and lyrical blend of science, spirituality, and environmental advocacy, this visually stunning title invites readers to reconsider nature as a source of profound wisdom… Simultaneously reverent and accessible… The thematic depth and aesthetic presentation will resonate with teens and adults alike… Text and image are in constant dialogue, crafting meaning in tandem… VERDICT A gorgeous, genre-blurring work of art and science. Ideal for classroom libraries, environmental studies, or anyone seeking to fall in love with the living world. Highly recommended.”