Eve How The Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution

– A New York Times bestseller
– Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 2024
– Foyles non-fiction book of the year 2023
– Longlisted for Blackwell's non-fiction book of the year 2023
– One of the Guardian's best ideas books of 2023
– One of the Telegraph's fifty best books of 2023
– One of Prospect's books of the year 2023
– One of Dua Lipa's Service 95 recommendations for '5 inspiring reads to kick start the new year'

"A page-turning whistle-stop tour of mammalian development that begins in the Jurassic Era, Eve recasts the traditional story of evolutionary biology by placing women at its center [...] The book is engaging, playful, erudite, discursive and rich with detail"
– New York Times

"Such a rare book: scholarly, funny, accessible and very important. A truly original history of humans that explains so much of who we are today"
– Chris van Tulleken, author of Ultra-Processed People

"[Cat Bohannon] is revolutionising our understanding of the human body with her female-centric history of the species. A hugely ambitious piece of work, and one that doesn't pull its punches [...] character and storytelling are clearly second nature to Bohannon [...] It's a book that's packed full of surprising revelations"
– Guardian

"An epic combination of science and speculation that places women at the centre of history"
– Observer

"A smart, funny, scientific deep-dive into the power of a woman's body, Eve surprises, educates, and emboldens. Who runs the world? Girls!"
– Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in Chemistry