Award-winning storytelling about science, nature, and history.
What they’re saying about Kim’s work
“A fascinating narrative enhanced by Todd’s far-reaching research and rich story-telling abilities.”
Meet Kim
I am the author of three books of literary nonfiction: Sparrow; Chrysalis: Maria Sibylla Merian and the Secrets of Metamorphosis; and Tinkering with Eden: a Natural History of Exotic Species in America.
My fourth, Sensational: The Hidden History of America’s “Girl Stunt Reporters” goes deep into the lives of undercover journalists who exposed societal ills in the 1880s and 1890s. It will be out from HarperCollins in April 2021.
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Reviews of Kim’s work.
“A breathtaking example of scholarship and storytelling.” —Kirkus
“A profoundly important cautionary tale that is at the same time, both illuminating and entertaining." —William Kittredge
DISCOVER KIM’S BOOKS
Sensational: The Hidden History of America’s “Girl Stunt Reporters”
Chrysalis: Maria Sibylla Merian and the Secrets of Metamorphosis
Sparrow
Tinkering with Eden: A Natural History of Exotic Species in America