Nate Pedersen

NATE PEDERSEN is a writer, librarian, and historian in Savannah, Georgia. With Dr. Lydia Kang, he is the co-author of Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything (Workman, 2017) and Patient Zero: A Curious History of the World’s Worst Diseases (Workman, 2021). NPR dubbed Quackery a best science book of 2017. Publishers Weekly gave Patient Zero a starred review and said “Readers will be swept away by this energetic and enlightening survey.” Nate and Lydia’s books have been published in 12 languages around the world. Nate also edited the Lovecraftian anthologies The Starry Wisdom Library: The Catalogue of the Greatest Occult Book Auction of All Time, (PS, 2015) and Sisterhood: Dark Tales and Secret Histories (Chaosium, 2021). A follow-up to The Starry Wisdom Library, entitled The Dagon Collection, is upcoming from PS Publishing.