Lizzie Stark

Lizzie Stark is a participation designer and the author of three nonfiction books. The most recent, Egg: A Dozen Ovatures, provides an unconventional history of the world's largest cellular workhorse, from chickens and penguins to omelets and the clown copyright code. Her earlier books include Pandora’s DNA, about the history and science of the so-called "breast cancer genes," and Leaving Mundania, a deep dive in the world of larp. Her writing has been featured in the Washington Post, the Daily Beast, i09, and the Philadelphia Inquirer, among other publications. She lives in Massachusetts.