Laura Spinney Books

Laura Spinney is a British science writer and journalist whose work explores the connections between science, history, and human society. Her books include *Pale Rider*, an account of the 1918 influenza pandemic and its effects on the world, and *Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global*, which traces the spread of Proto-Indo-European. Across her writing, Spinney examines how forces such as disease and language have shaped human history.