I’ve been a little lax in my duty to bang on about Breakfast with Einstein (the UK edition is out now, the US edition is coming in December) at every opportunity. This is partly because I feel like people get a little tired of me endlessly talking about my own book.

So, here are some other people talking about my book; that is, the collection of very nice blurbs we got for the cover:

“Physics is everywhere and in every thing, and no one explains physics better than Chad Orzel. This book is a meal for your mind.”
—John Scalzi, bestselling author of The Consuming Fire

“Why don’t light bulbs fry us with deadly radiation? Why can’t you stick your hand through a solid wall? Why isn’t every scrap of metal a magnet? So many science books focus on the latest wacky cosmic discovery, but Orzel shows how the ordinary world around us is already plenty weird.”
—George Musser, contributing editor at Scientific American magazine and author of Spooky Action at a Distance

“As Chad Orzel wonderfully shows in Breakfast with Einstein, a full gamut of our commonplace daily activities—from boiling water for tea on a glowing range to taking and exchanging photos with our electronic cameras and phones—depends on quantum rules. By focusing on how quantum mechanisms guide the workings of his typical morning routine, Orzel cleverly brings those important principles close to home.”
—Paul Halpern, author of The Quantum Labyrinth

“William Blake saw the world in a grain of sand. Chad Orzel sees the universe in a slice of toast. Orzel is a master at bringing abstract ideas like relativity and quantum mechanics down to Earth without ever skimping on the science. This fun, engaging, and deeply informative book is definitive proof that everything is fascinating when you look closely enough. I’ll never see my breakfast the same way again.”
—Amanda Gefter, author of Trespassing on Einstein’s Lawn

“Breakfast with Einstein offers a clear and entertaining introduction to the wonders of quantum mechanics, showing that these principles surround us and are employed regularly in our everyday lives. Chad Orzel is the perfect guide to the world of atoms and photons, demonstrating that even our morning breakfast rituals are not possible without the wonders of modern physics.”
—James Kakalios, physics professor at the University of Minnesota and author of The Physics of Superheroes and The Physics of Everyday Things

“Orzel draws us in with the everyday experience. And then we find we are on a journey of more than 100 years of physics. The reader is rewarded not only with a deeper understanding of everyday things but also how physicists themselves look at the world every day.”
—David Saltzberg, professor of physics and astronomy at UCLA

“Chad Orzel’s new book is a masterfully told story about
the myriad ways that physics shapes our lives.”
—Sabine Hossenfelder, author of Lost in Math

It’s enormously gratifying to have so many people whose work I respect say nice things about the book. Also a huge relief that none of the physicists who’ve read it pointed out any horrible glaring errors (there were some oversimplifications pointed out to me, but nothing I’m horribly embarrassed to see go to print…).

So, if my banging on about the book hasn’t convinced you to buy it, maybe these fine folks will? In which case, my publishers have kindly provided purchase links for the UK edition, and pre-order links for the US edition…