Bill Schutt, Author

To Improve How He Ate, Our Critic Looked at What He Drank In the last part of a monthlong series, Pete Wells and experts suggest how to sidestep the perils of alcoholic or sugary beverages.

To Improve How He Ate, Our Critic Looked at What He Drank cooking.nytimes.com/article/alco...

Alice Cooper and author Bill Schutt.

Happy Birthday to my rock hero and pal Alice Cooper. 🦇🎸

Forget About Muscle Mass as You Age, Focus on Strength

Forget About Muscle Mass as You Age, Focus on Strength www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/w...

How a Shoe Invented by a Dancer Might Be a Game Changer

Ballet, as well as related dance and running injuries will be a key focus of my upcoming book "Feet First". Here's an interesting article on a related topic. 🦶📚🩰How a Shoe Invented by a Dancer Might Be a Game Changer www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/a...

This Dinosaur Really Knew How to Get a Grip

One more dino for the book. ("Feet First" that is.) 🧪📚🦶🦖
This Dinosaur Really Knew How to Get a Grip www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/s...

I've hit the transition point in my upcoming book "Feet First: A Natural History, From Fins to Fetishes". I'm now moving from animals (past and present) to humans. A sincere "Thank you!" to the experts (esp. Nancy, Ian, Carl, and Dan) who have helped me thus far. 🧪📚🦶👟

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6 Mobility Exercises for Runners

I'll be covering running-related injuries in my upcoming book, "Feet First: A Natural History from Fins to Fetishes". Here's a NYT article on how to prevent them. 🏃🏃‍♀️👟🦶6 Mobility Exercises for Runners www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/w...

Cover of my book, "Bite: An Incisive History of Teeth, from Hagfish to Humans".

If you're stuck for a last minute holiday gift, Amazon has the audio version of my newest book "Bite" for $6.99.
📚🧪🦷 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Video: Photographer Finds More Than 2,000 Dinosaur Footprints in the Italian Alps While hiking in the Italian Alps in September, a nature photographer came upon a surface speckled with more than 2,000 dinosaur footprints. The site is not that far from Bormio, where Alpine skiing wi...

Photographer Finds More Than 2,000 Dinosaur Footprints in the Italian Alps www.nytimes.com/video/world/... 🦖🧪🇮🇹

Cover of the new Spanish language version of my book, “Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History” published in Mexico by Trillas

Back cover of the Spanish language version of my book “Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History” A Perfectly Natural History

Just received a copy of the beautiful Spanish language version of my book. It was just published in Mexico by Trillas. 🧪🩸📚🇲🇽🐟🕷️🐸🐌🦗🦖

Doctor Critical of Vaccines Quietly Appointed as C.D.C.’s Second in Command

Oh good. We can inject ourselves with antifreeze when the bird flu epidemic hits. I'm sure that'll work. 🙄 🧪 😷🩺⚕️🩻Doctor Critical of Vaccines Quietly Appointed as C.D.C.’s Second in Command www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...

That was my first nonfiction. I hope you enjoy it. If so, you might check out “Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History”. Cheers!

Cast of Gilligan’s Island deciding who gets eaten first.

I was just approached by a magazine writer who wants to do an article about which of the castaways on Gilligan’s island would be eaten first if they’d resorted to cannibalism. I turned it down but now I wonder…
What do you think?

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 🧪🦶🏻👟👠📚🐘🦇🐾