A groundbreaking, witty, and eloquent exploration of slime that will leave you appreciating the nebulous and neglected sticky stuff that covers our world, inside and out.

Slime. The very word seems to ooze oily menace, conjuring up a variety of unpleasant associations: mucous, toxins, reptiles, pollutants, and other unsavory viscous semi-liquid substances. Yet without slime, the natural world would be completely unrecognizable; in fact, life itself as we know it would be impossible

In this deft and fascinating book, journalist Susanne Wedlich takes us on a tour of all things slimy, from the most unctuous of science fiction monsters to the biochemical compounds that are the very building blocks of life. Along the way she shows us what slime really means, and why slime is not something to fear, but rather something to ... embrace.

Author: Susanne Wedlich
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Melville House Publishing
Published: 02/28/2023
Pages: 336
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.06h x 6.06w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781685890209


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/17/2022
Booklist 12/01/2022 pg. 98
Library Journal 01/01/2023 pg. 103
Foreword 12/27/2022

About the Author
Susanne Wedlich studied biology and political science in Munich and has worked as a writer in Boston and Singapore. She is currently a freelance science journalist for Der Spiegel, National Geographic and Spektrum der Wissenschaft. She lives in Munich.

Ayca Turkoglu is a literary translator from German and Turkish. She lives in North London.