Nicholas Bakalar is a New York-based writer. He worked for almost 20 years as an editor for Doubleday, HarperCollins, and other houses, acquiring both fiction and nonfiction books. He is the author or co-author of twelve books on subjects ranging from health and medicine to sports, humor, and literature. He writes regularly on a variety of scientific subjects for The New York Times and has published articles in National Geographic News, Discover, and Wildlife Conservation.