The ScienceBlogs Book Club

Yes, there is a new blog around here - The ScienceBlogs Book Club - where the author of a book and invited guest bloggers will discuss the book. You are invited to join the discussion in the comments and we, the rest of the sciencebloggers, may add to the cacophony on our blogs as well.

The first book in this series will be Microcosm by our own Carl Zimmer. The invited bloggers are John Dennehy, PZ Myers and Jessica Snyder Sachs, and all of you, of course....

Fortunately, I recently got my copy of the book, so I may push it to the top of my reading list and join in the discussion myself.

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