Bill Schutt, Author

Diane Keaton, a Star of ‘Annie Hall’ and ‘First Wives Club,’ Dies at 79

Rest in peace, and thank you.

Diane Keaton, a Star of ‘Annie Hall’ and ‘First Wives Club,’ Dies at 79 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/m...

Bats Catch Migratory Birds and Eat Them in Midair

Wow, this was definitely news to me!
Bats Catch Migratory Birds and Eat Them in Midair www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/s...

As a fan of Psycho, I wrote about Ed Gein's horrific story (the inspiration for Norman Bates) in my book “Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History”. His story was certainly not "perfectly natural" but I used it as an example of how a reputed cannibal turned into a 50's media sensation.📚

The Thriller Writer Who Took on a Tech Giant

Like many of my fellow authors who discovered that their books had been co-opted to train AI programs (I have 5 of them), I am currently dealing with this issue. I’m extremely thankful to Andrea Bartz (and the other plaintiffs) for taking the initiative to correct this matter. 🧪📚

Wrote about Gein (the inspiration for Psycho's Norman Bates) in the prologue of my book “Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History”.

Wrote about Gein (the inspiration for Psycho's Norman Bates) in the prologue of my book “Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History”. Chilling stuff.

Wrote about Gein (the inspiration for Psycho's Norman Bates) in the prologue of my book “Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History”.

Everything You Could Ever Want to Know About Cannibalism Author and zoologist Bill Schutt answers our burning questions about cannibalism, from what human flesh tastes like to why people once consumed powdered mummies (yes, seriously).

Here's an interview with Adrienne Westenfeld I did last month about cannibalism and my book Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History. Please check it out and, if you like it, please share it. 🧪📚

Mosquito-Borne Illness Rarely Seen in U.S. Is Suspected on Long Island

Mosquito-Borne Illness Rarely Seen in U.S. Is Suspected on Long Island www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/n...

Was Your Passport Lost or Stolen Abroad? Here’s How to Replace It.

Here's an I mportant article from The New York Times on what to do if your passport is lost or stolen while you are out of the country. 🛂 ✈️

An eastern garter snake in our backyard.

Eastern garter snake, (Thamnophis sirtalis) in our backyard this morning. 🐍🧪

Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying

Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying. Protect wildfire fighters now! Call on the Forest Service to immediately yupdate their rediculouly dangerous rules! 🌳🔥🚒 www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/u...

Thanks Alan. I'm glad you enjoyed Bite. Currently working on two new books, including my first kids book. 🧪📚

Meal time for Junior on our shag bark hickory. 🧪🐣 Mom was on an adjacent tree.

Sharing is nice. Scene from our deck this morning. 🧪🕊️🐣

Photos show examples of the practice of foot binding.

Thrilled to have signed my 2nd book contract in 2025. This one for "Feet First: A Natural History, from Fins to Fetishes" to be illustrated by my friend and ANNH colleague Patricia J. Wynne (of course). Here's a special shout out/thank you to my agents Gillian and Liz for keeping me busy 🧪🦶🏻👟👠📚🐘🦇🐾

10-Minute Challenge: Bosch’s ‘Garden of Earthly Delights’ (Gift Article) We’d like you to look at one piece of art for 10 minutes, uninterrupted.

10-Minute Challenge: Bosch’s ‘Garden of Earthly Delights’ www.nytimes.com/interactive/... 🎨 🖼️

Sitting lakeside and catching up on references for a new book chapter.

Doing research for my next book. Could be worse. 🧪📚

Just signed the contract for my first kid's book, "Desi the Vampire Bat", which will be illustrated by my longtime friend and AMNH colleague Patricia J. Wynne. 🧪🦇📚

Maybe It’s Not Just Aging. Maybe It’s Anemia.

Interesting article. 🧪Maybe It’s Not Just Aging. Maybe It’s Anemia. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/h...

What to Do When There’s a Flash Flood Warning

Please read. This is important information. What to Do When There’s a Flash Flood Warning www.nytimes.com/article/flas...

Text for my first children's book (about a family of vampire 🦇🦇) has been accepted and is moving on to the copy editor. Roughly 10k words into my next popular science book. 🧪📚🦶🏻👟👠🐘👣

Bat Cave Footage Offers Clues to How Viruses Leap Between Species

Bat Cave Footage Offers Clues to How Viruses Leap Between Species www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/s...

The Movies We’ve Loved Since 2000 (Gift Article) Explore 25 years of our movie coverage, and find your next film from this collection of our critics’ favorites from each year.

Here are the NYTimes picks for their favorite movies each year since 2000. 🎥🍿

World Scientists Look Elsewhere as U.S. Labs Stagger Under Trump Cuts

Very bad science ju-ju. 🧪

Rotten result? Kids' cavities would increase by millions if every state banned fluoride Florida and Utah have already removed fluoridation from public water systems. What if the rest of the country follows?

A new study finds that eliminating fluoride in drinking water would cause 25.4 million more cavities for kids in the U.S. within the next five years and double to 53.8 million in 10 years.

The study comes as Utah and Florida have recently banned fluoride, following the lead of RFK Jr.

In the air, birds like swallows. Also dragonflies but the loss of any species is a tragedy.

Indeed.

A Fungus Devastated North American Bats. A New Species Could Deliver a Killer Blow.

This is a scary article by Carl Zimmer about the how scientists have found a second species of the fungus that causes white nose syndrome in bats. A potentially devastating development 🧪🦇

Bird feeder resembles the telephone booth in The Birds.

This has to be the greatest bird feeder EVER.