Author

Cody Cassidy

5 books, mostly humor nonfiction, for Penguin Audio and Headline, 2017–2024

Cody Cassidy is a freelance writer and editor whose work has appeared in Wired, Slate, Smithsonian, and other publications. He is the author of Who Ate the First Oyster? and How to Survive History, and co-author of And Then You’re Dead. His books combine accessible science, history, and humor to explore human origins, dangerous events, and extraordinary ways to die.