Riley Black
Author, Science Journalist
Riley Black (she/they) has been heralded as “one of our premier gifted young science writers” and is the award-winning author of Skeleton Keys, 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 like National Geographic and Slate, Riley is a widely-recognized expert on paleontology. She is the winner of the 2023 AAAS/Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books as well as the 2024 Friend of Darwin Award from the National Center for Science Education.
Presentations
Please join Long Now Boston and Porter Square Books to welcome Riley Black for the release of her latest book, When the Earth was Green, a gorgeously composed look at the longstanding relationship between prehistoric plants and life on Earth. Writer Evan Urquhart will join Black in the fascinating conversation.
Thursday, March 13, 2025
Publications
Biography
Riley Black (she/they) has been heralded as “one of our premier gifted young science writers” and is the award-winning author of Skeleton Keys, 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 like National Geographic and Slate, Riley is a widely-recognized expert on paleontology. She is the winner of the 2023 AAAS/Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books as well as the 2024 Friend of Darwin Award from the National Center for Science Education.
