William Souder

William Souder is the author of four books. "A Plague of Frogs" in 2000 followed the investigation of outbreaks of deformed frogs across North America. "Under a Wild Sky," a 2004 biography of John James Audubon, won numerous awards and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. "On a Farther Shore: The Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson," was published by Crown in September 2012 on the 50th anniversary of Carson's "Silent Spring." It was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, was named one of the 25 Best Nonfiction Books of 2012 by Kirkus Reviews, and was selected by Booklist as one of the Ten Best Biographies of the Year. Souder's new book is "Mad at the World: A Life of John Steinbeck," 2020 by W.W. Norton, won the Los Angeles Times's Book Prize for Biography. Souder lives in Grant, Minnesota.