Riley Black has been heralded as “one of our premier gifted young science writers” and is the award-winning author of "My Beloved Brontosaurus," "Written in Stone," "When Dinosaurs Ruled," and "The Last Days of the Dinosaurs."
A science correspondent for Smithsonian and regular contributor to publications such as National Geographic and Slate, Riley is a widely recognized expert on paleontology. She won the 2024 Friend of Darwin Award from the National Center for Science Education. Black's current book is "When the Earth was Green."
Awards: 2023 AAAS/Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books, 2024 Friend of Darwin Award from the National Center for Science Education
Communities: LGBTQ+, Gender Nonconforming, Neurodivergent
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