Delighted to have been interviewed by Paul Ross on Extra time on TalkSport and Talk - talking about my new book 'Up'!
Here's the 8 min interview ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hdn...
This works better if you can add some reviews to the request. Publishers Weekly and Library Journal are the best, but any will help.
Review of "Up" in "simple things" magazine "Bookshop browse EYE ON THE SKY Up by Dr Lucy Rogers - Marrying wonder to keen curiosity, this winning book encourages us to stop gazing down at our phone and to look upwards instead. Dr Lucy Rogers is the ideal guide to this sky-high endeavour; engaging and knowledgeable, she's endlessly fascinated by 'the genius of nature and the triumphs of human ingenuity, as witnessed in the air above us. She visits the kite markets of India, watches the flight of thousands of bats in the Borneo jungle, a murmuration of starlings in Rome and sees storms, shooting stars and earth orbiting satellites closer to home. She brilliantly describes the awe of these marvels, while also explaining the science behind them. (Doubleday)"
Review and "meet the author" in Astronomy Now Magazine. D r Lucy Rogers MBE is a Chartered Engineer and a former Visiting Professor at Brunel University. She is the author of Up: A Scientist's Guide to the Magic Above Us. Her website is www.lucyrogers.com. Who is your book aimed at? Adults who look at things with curiosity. I wanted it to feel like someone knowledgeable is standing next to you, pointing things out in the sky. How did you go about choosing this subject? As an amateur astronomer and co-founder of the Isle of Wight Star party, I spent a lot of time looking up, and not just after dark. It made me realise there is so much more than the Moon and stars in our skies. What does including the other atmospheric effects bring to the narrative? In order to look into space, we must first look through the air and the sky. By including these, it turns the Up: A Scientist's Guide to the Magic Above us Author: £22.00 book into a journey upwards. On our way, we take time to pause to see things we may have missed. What is your desert-island astronomy book (the one book you can't imagine never being able to read again)? Assuming my desert island has dark enough skies that I don't need a small telescope, Turn Left at Orion by Guy Consolmagno and Dan M Davis would be the one I'd take. It will also remind me of the fantastic time I spent with one of the authors at the Vatican Observatory while researching my book. What's next for you? Every expert I spoke to while researching Up emphasised how rapidly our environment is changing. That sense of urgency has shaped what I'm doing next. I'm now developing the ExEEH - the Extreme Environments Engineering Hub - with the University of Canterbury in New Zealand.
Ooo thanks. There's a couple of magazines that have reviewed it ...
And New Scientist www.newscientist.com/article/2521...
Cover of the book "Up" by Dr Lucy Rogers. There are butterflies, fireflies, glowworms, bats, a kite, an aeroplane, a hot air balloon, clouds and the moon on the cover. And inside the book too.
My book's out on Thurs.
I have a request - pls ask your local library to get a copy so everybody can enjoy it? (also available as audiobook).
ISBN: 9781529930276
/ @hjm.bsky.social @astroroyalscot.bsky.social @rogerhighfield.bsky.social @romatheengineer.bsky.social @robinince.bsky.social
I like the idea of All Ages non fic, like all ages comics!
Sorry. Mis-sold. I didn't mention clouds.
Woman with headphones at a radio set up. Book "up a scientist's guide to the magic above us" in background.
That was fun! (BBCR4 Today 14/4/26 at about 08:56)
Thanks!
It's initially aimed at adults - but my 9yr old friend is also enjoying it!
Today!
I should be on BBCR4 Today Program at 8:55am tomorrow (14th April) (talking about things above our heads - from rockets to butterflies)
Candy was a leader of the Mars Zoo @zooniverse.bsky.social project, and sometime guest on #SkyAtNight. I hugely admired her leadership in all things, but her advocacy for the importance of getting a camera on Juno. She’ll be much missed. 🔭
I should be on BBCR4 Today Program at 8:55am tomorrow (14th April) (talking about things above our heads - from rockets to butterflies)
Questions postponed till tomorrow!
Just been chatting about all cool things in the sky on Radio5Live - will be back on at about 12:45 for questions ...
Cover of the book "Up" by Dr Lucy Rogers. There are butterflies, fireflies, glowworms, bats, a kite, an aeroplane, a hot air balloon, clouds and the moon on the cover. And inside the book too.
My book's out on Thurs.
I have a request - pls ask your local library to get a copy so everybody can enjoy it? (also available as audiobook).
ISBN: 9781529930276
/ @hjm.bsky.social @astroroyalscot.bsky.social @rogerhighfield.bsky.social @romatheengineer.bsky.social @robinince.bsky.social
A close view of the Hackspace with one of our flags planted outside.
We're running a Repair Café 10:00-13:00 today at the Hackspace.
For sheer colour intensity and vibrancy, nothing we do matches the natural world.
Brunette woman tuning a green Roberts radio, next to a hardback book called "Radio Universe". A background of galaxies.
It’s TODAY!
Radio Universe is BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week 📚💙
Episode 1 starts with the birth of radio astronomy, when one man heard a hiss in his headphones... 📡🎧
... the moment we realised we could listen to the universe, not just look at it 🔭
🎧 Listen now:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Two books propped up on pillows. Radio Universe is very sparkly with planets glittering on a black background Up is light and airy with gorgeous butterflies dancing across the cover.
The same books, now with a cute cat sat in front of them.
🥳Jackpot! 2 awesome books arrived at my door yesterday! @dreochapman.bsky.social & @drlucyrogers.com - what delightful reads all about the magic and wonder of what lies above us. Thank you!! "Up" releases this week!
📙Up: www.penguin.co.uk/books/461507...
📘Radio: www.hachette.co.uk/titles/emma-...
Squeeee!
Genuinely one of the coolest things I've ever seen a cultural venue post
Front cover of Up by the awesome Lucy Rogers.
EXCITING BOOK NEWS!
Pre-order a SIGNED copy of "Up. A scientist's guide to the magic above us" by the amazing @drlucyrogers.com Lucy Rogers.
Lucy shows us the wonder in looking up & discovering a whole world in action overhead.
Order HERE!
www.biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...
Honestly, what kind of business model involves selling seashells on the sea shore? Your customers can just pick up their own for free. Surely you need to export your seashell business far inland, to somewhere without a ready supply of free seashells?
Listen up: I am one of those rare sex assault victims who actually took the guy who did it to court. It was a local scandal that put my initials on the front page of the local paper (not my whole name because I was a minor).
You have no idea what happens to women on the stand or in the press.
Woman runner in yellow top leaning on Beeston parkrun sign
#ParkRun day - thanks to all the volunteers.
Here's a snippet from @talksport.com (8th July 2026)
Artemis 2 space capsule splashes down in the Shropshire Union Canal! They were lucky to miss the trees. All crew are reported safe. Rescue narrowboats have been dispatched and will be there in an hour or two! 😉 #UKCanals #narrowboat #canal #artemis #nasa
“It’s a fascinating read - our TalkSport and Talk Book of the Week.” - Paul Ross,
(TalkSport Tu 7th April, Extra Time with Paul Ross)
Talking about my new book 'Up' - available in the UK from Thursday! :)
