Amy Brady


About Amy Brady

Amy Brady is the author of Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks–a Cool History of a Hot Commodity, named a best book of 2023 by NPR and Scientific American. She is also the former executive director and publisher of Orion magazine, a contributing editor for Scientific American, and coeditor of the anthology The World as We Knew It: Dispatches from a Changing Climate. Brady has made appearances on the BBC, NPR, and PBS. She holds a PhD in literature and American studies and has won writing and research awards from the National Science Foundation, the Bread Loaf Environmental Writers’ Conference, and the Library of Congress.

INVITE AMY TO YOUR NEXT BOOK CLUB MEETING!

Amy loves meeting readers and would love to visit your next book club, virtually or perhaps in person. Reading guides for Ice are available. Amy will also send virtual book club organizers a stack of signed bookplates, so even virtual book club members can get their copies signed!