Books and Brews Podcast Episode #49: Margaret J. Anderson

I grew up in Scotland, graduating from Edinburgh University with a degree in genetics. Back then, genetics was all about statistics and probability. So, I became a statistician until I took up the more chancy career of writing children’s books. Exploring the Insect World was published nearly 50 years ago. I then switched to time-slip fantasies and historical fiction. I’ve written nature-activity books, biographies, and more books about insects, which I now look on as my true calling. I married an entomologist. When you share your home, and sometimes your refrigerator, with insects you realize they need an advocate in our world! 
Margaret J. Anderson - Homepage (peak.org) 

Margaret’s Readings:

·        Dung Beetle/Scarab Beetle – 12:16

·        Ollie Falls into Another Time – 26:52

·        Saving the Duck or Destroying Books? – 42:12

Michael’s Beer Pairings: 

·        Egyptian Process Brew, British Museum and Alpha Beta Brewery ([paired to Dung Beetle] – 8:27

·        Belhaven Scottish Ale, Belhaven Brewery Company Ltd. (paired to Ollie Falls into Another Time) – 24:42

·        Skull Splitter, Orkney Brewery (paired to Saving the Duck) – 40:37

Interview Highlights: 

·        Making the study of dung beetles INTERESTING! – 15:48

·        Where did those character's names come from!? – 20:20

·        Thoughts on Smailholm being restored since In the Keep of Time was written. – 31:07

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