I wouldn’t normally plug something here, but I know many science writers are (like me) also readers of popular science books.

The Royal Society has generously donated a full set of the long list for the Royal Society Prize for Science Books (formerly known as the Aventis Prize) – that’s a stack of 12 popular science books – to the website.

If you fancy being in with a chance of winning the set, all you have to do is sign up for the free newsletter by midday on 14 May (the day before the Royal Society prizes are awarded). See the Popular Science website for details.