For other people named Bill Bryson, see Bill Bryson (disambiguation).
Bill Bryson
OBE HonFRS
Bryson in 2018
Born
William McGuire Bryson (1951-12-08) 8 December 1951 (age 72) Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Occupation
Author
Citizenship
United States United Kingdom
Alma mater
Drake University (no degree)
Genres
Travel
English language
Science
Spouse
Cynthia Billen
(m. 1975)
Children
4
Website
www.penguin.com.au/authors/bill-bryson
William McGuire BrysonOBE HonFRS (/ˈbraɪsən/; born 8 December 1951) is an American-British journalist and author. Bryson has written a number of nonfiction books on topics including travel, the English language, and science. Born in the United States, he has been a resident of Britain for most of his adult life, returning to the U.S. between 1995 and 2003, and holds dual American and British citizenship. He served as the chancellor of Durham University from 2005 to 2011.[1][2][3][4]
In 1995, while in the United Kingdom, Bryson authored Notes from a Small Island, an exploration of Britain. In 2003, he authored A Short History of Nearly Everything. In October 2020, he announced that he had retired from writing books. In 2022, he recorded an audiobook for Audible, The Secret History of Christmas.[5] He has sold over 16 million books worldwide.[6][7]
^"Bill Bryson". Durham University. Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
^Bill Bryson at IMDb
^Bill Bryson collected news and commentary at The Guardian
^Bill Bryson collected news and commentary at The New York Times
^Sanderson, David (15 October 2020). "Bill Bryson puts down his pen and picks up a book". The Times. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
^"Bill Bryson | Wellcome Book Prize". Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
^"Bill Bryson breaks retirement to record Christmas audiobook". The Guardian. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
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facts, given that he was not an eyewitness to the event. Journalist BillBryson, for example, wrote, "The one thing the Pilgrims certainly did not do...
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President of the Campaign to Protect Rural England, taking over from BillBryson. Motion was born on 26 October 1952 in London, to (Andrew) Richard Michael...
sportsmanship, and Australian public being lauded in the international media. BillBryson of The Times called the Sydney Games "one of the most successful events...
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paper by Wilhelm Olbers Focke which extensively referenced Mendel). BillBryson writes that "without realizing it, Darwin and Mendel laid the groundwork...
"kids books" and "womens shoes". In his book Troublesome Words, author BillBryson lambasts Tesco for this, stating that "the mistake is inexcusable, and...
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