Richard Preston was born on August 5,1954 and is a writer for The New Yorker and bestselling author who has written books about infectious disease, bioterrorism, redwoods and other subjects, as well as fiction.
10 Facts About Richard Preston
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Richard Preston graduated Wellesley High School in Massachusetts in 1972 and attended Pomona College in Claremont, California.
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Richard Preston learned of Ebola through such contacts as US Army researchers Drs.
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Richard Preston's fascination began during a visit to Africa where he was an eyewitness to epidemics.
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Richard Preston's climbing experience likely led him to write about the largest known redwoods like Lost Monarch in the Grove of Titans, or Iluvatar, described in that book along with delicate forest canopy ecosystems.
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Richard Preston's Panic in Level 4: Cannibals, Killer Viruses, and Other Journeys to the Edge of Science is a collection of essays related to his experiences researching his previous books.
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In November 2009, Richard Preston was selected by Harper-Collins and the Michael Crichton estate to complete his unfinished novel Micro after Crichton's death in November 2008.
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Richard Preston completed the book according to the author's remaining outline, notes, and research.
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In 2016, Richard Preston served as the Bedell Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Iowa's Nonfiction Writing Program where he judged the prestigious Iowa Prize in Literary Nonfiction.
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Richard Preston is the brother of best-selling author Douglas Preston.