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Christopher Fowler

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Christopher Fowler was born in Greenwich, London. He is the multi award-winning author of over thirty novels and thirteen short story collections, and the author of the Bryant & May mystery novels. His first bestseller was 'Roofworld'. Subsequent novels include 'Spanky', 'Disturbia', 'Psychoville' and 'Calabash'. His books have been optioned by Guillermo Del Toro ('Spanky') and Jude Law ('Psychoville') .

He spent many years working in film. His memoir of growing up without books, entitled 'Paperboy', was highly acclaimed, and was followed...

Chris Thorogood

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Dr Chris Thorogood is a botanist at the University of Oxford, and an illustrator and public speaker. Chris's research interests centre on evolutionary genetics, plant taxonomy and biodiversity hotspots. Specifically he is interested in the evolution of parasitic and carnivorous plants, as well as taxonomic diversity in biodiversity hotspots including the Mediterranean Basin region and Japan. Chris won a scholarship in 2005 to carry out his PhD research on speciation in parasitic plants at the University of Bristol, for which he was awarded a Faculty Commendation, and the national Irene Manton Prize for best...