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Exploring the frontiers of science and math. Illuminating humanity’s quest to understand the universe. Capturing the wonder of discovery. For readers who want to know more. Visit our website for more: www.quantabooks.org

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First Look at Terry Tao’s New Cover

We send newsletters roughly once a month, so it won’t clog up your inbox. Here’s our most recent one: mailchi.mp/e6a10f1202d8...

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Be the first to hear about our forthcoming books and special events. Receive author interviews and publishing tips. Get the inside story behind our logo, imprint, and book projects. Sign up for our newsletter at the bottom of this web page: quantabooks.org

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Illuminating Science and Math | Quanta Books Publishing books that explore the frontiers of science and math, illuminate our quest to understand the universe, and capture the wonder of discovery, for curious readers everywhere.

To learn more about SIX MATH ESSENTIALS, or any of our other titles, visit us at quantabooks.org.

10.02.2026 15:09 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Here’s the beautiful cover from Na Kim at @fsgbooks.bsky.social—an elegant design for an elegant book!

10.02.2026 15:09 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0
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Six Math Essentials The “Mozart of mathematics” invites readers on a brief tour of six core ideas—numbers, algebra, geometry, probability, analysis, and dynamics—that ca...

We’re thrilled to announce that Terence Tao (@teorth.bsky.social)’s SIX MATH ESSENTIALS is available for preorder: us.macmillan.com/books/978037.... A whirlwind tour through six core ideas that have guided mathematicians from antiquity to the frontiers of what we know today. Pubs October 27, 2026.

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Illuminating Science and Math | Quanta Books Publishing books that explore the frontiers of science and math, illuminate our quest to understand the universe, and capture the wonder of discovery, for curious readers everywhere.

Learn more at quantabooks.org or click the link in our bio.

09.12.2025 14:44 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

With wonder and wit, Tong revels in all that we’ve learned about our world and illuminates the questions that we’re still trying to answer about the stuff that makes up you, me, and everything else. If you’re only ever going to read one book about quantum field theory, this is it.

09.12.2025 14:44 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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🚨New book announcement!🚨 Leading theoretical physicist and Cambridge professor David Tong's new book EVERYTHING IS FIELDS is coming 2027. A brilliant, lively tour through quantum field theory, the deepest description we have of how our world works—& the most difficult topic in theoretical physics.

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Illuminating Science and Math | Quanta Books Publishing books that explore the frontiers of science and math, illuminate our quest to understand the universe, and capture the wonder of discovery, for curious readers everywhere.

Visit quantabooks.org to learn more, or click the link in our bio.

08.12.2025 15:00 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

A glimpse into the workings of an incomparable mind and how he thinks about the beauty and interconnectedness of the mathematical enterprise, Tao’s book presents math not as magic, but as a powerful way of thinking anyone can learn.

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🚨New book announcement!🚨 Renowned mathematician and Fields medalist Terence Tao’s (@teorth.bsky.social) SIX MATH ESSENTIALS is coming fall 2026. Tao’s first popular math book introduces six core ideas that have guided mathematicians from antiquity to the frontiers of what we know today.

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Illuminating Science and Math | Quanta Books Publishing books that explore the frontiers of science and math, illuminate our quest to understand the universe, and capture the wonder of discovery, for curious readers everywhere.

For more information, visit our website here: www.quantabooks.org.

10.11.2025 15:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Check out the cover for our inaugural title, @kevinhartnett.bsky.social’s THE PROOF IN THE CODE, coming June 9, 2026! Shoutout @fsgbooks.bsky.social for the beautiful design. Want a copy of your own? You can now preorder here: us.macmillan.com/books/978037....

10.11.2025 15:00 👍 27 🔁 10 💬 1 📌 1
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Feels amazing for @quantabooks.bsky.social to join @fsgbooks.bsky.social's family of imprints -- and how cool is it that we get to sit next to @questlove.bsky.social's AUWA BOOKS?

20.02.2025 17:20 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Quanta Books Publishing books that explore the frontiers of science and math, illuminate our quest to understand the universe, and capture the wonder of discovery, for curious readers everywhere.

If you—or someone you know—has a brilliant book idea, we want to hear from you! Send your queries and book proposals to info[at]quantabooks.org or visit us at quantabooks.org.

18.02.2025 18:30 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Our focus is basic, fundamental science from physics, math, biology, chemistry and computer science. We’re excited about rigorously reported narrative nonfiction, explainers of fundamental ideas, and biographies of scientists or mathematicians, as well as history of science and natural history.

18.02.2025 18:30 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Announcing again: 🚨We’re open for submissions! 🚨

As part of our mission to demystify publishing and to develop exceptional science books, we welcome queries and submissions from scientists, mathematicians, and science writers, whether you have an agent or not.

18.02.2025 18:30 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

We’ll be at the #AAASmtg with @aaas.bsky.social in Boston this week—will you? If you have a great science book idea or want to learn more, reach out at info[at]quantabooks.org.

10.02.2025 18:26 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #226 Meet Quanta Books, a New Imprint Dedicated to Illuminating Science.

Meet @quantabooks.bsky.social, a New Imprint Dedicated to Illuminating Science: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪

Launched by @7homaslin.bsky.social of @quantamagazine.bsky.social, in partnership with @fsgbooks.bsky.social and @simonsfoundation.org.

#sciencesky #scicomm #scisky

06.02.2025 17:45 👍 12 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

Excited to announce that my book, "The Proof in the Code," will be the first title from @quantabooks.bsky.social, a new collaboration between @simonsfoundation.org and @fsgbooks.bsky.social. Coming in Spring 2026, it's the story of how Lean is transforming math (and influencing AI via RL).

02.02.2025 16:49 👍 12 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1
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Quanta Books Publishing books that explore the frontiers of science and math, illuminate our quest to understand the universe, and capture the wonder of discovery, for curious readers everywhere.

How cool is the illustration featured on the
@quantabooks.bsky.social website? Big thanks to the great
Peter Greenwood (www.peter-greenwood.com), who was fun to collaborate with and whose visually arresting designs also grace @quantamagazine.bsky.social's JOY OF WHY podcast. www.quantabooks.org

30.01.2025 17:32 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

In case you're in the mood for some good news today, I'm excited to announce @quantabooks.bsky.social, our new imprint at @simonsfoundation.org partnering with the amazing team at @fsgbooks.bsky.social. Learn more at www.quantabooks.org and send us your book queries!

29.01.2025 16:52 👍 23 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 1
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🚨New book announcement🚨 Kevin Hartnett’s THE PROOF IN THE CODE (coming 2026) tells the gripping story of the birth and rise of Lean, a Microsoft computer program transforming the world of mathematics. A timely challenge to our assumptions about who–or what–can do math—visit quantabooks.org for more.

29.01.2025 19:55 👍 11 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 0
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FSG is pleased to announce the launch of @quantabooks.bsky.social, a partnership imprint led by Thomas Lin, the founding editor of the Pulitzer Prize–winning @quantamagazine.bsky.social. www.quantabooks.org

29.01.2025 16:50 👍 33 🔁 10 💬 2 📌 1
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FSG Launches Science Imprint, Quanta Books The imprint is the fruit of a partnership with the Simons Foundation, where it is an editorially independent subsidiary led by publisher Thomas Lin, founding editor of Pulitzer Prize–winning ‘Quanta M...

Learn more in today’s Publishers Weekly piece: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

29.01.2025 16:36 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Quanta Books Publishing books that explore the frontiers of science and math, illuminate our quest to understand the universe, and capture the wonder of discovery, for curious readers everywhere.

🚨🚨Quanta Books is open to submissions!🚨🚨 We welcome queries and proposals from scientists, mathematicians, and science writers (agented or unagented). Visit quantabooks.org for more info or contact us at info[at]quantabooks.org.

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An editorially independent imprint supported by @simonsfoundation.org, our mission is to publish books that illuminate and elucidate the central questions and fundamental ideas of modern science.

29.01.2025 16:36 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Today we’re thrilled to launch Quanta Books, a new science imprint led by @7homaslin.bsky.social, the founding editor of @quantamagazine.bsky.social, in partnership with @fsgbooks.bsky.social.

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