From the bestselling author of BORN ON A BLUE DAY and THINKING IN NUMBERS 'Bursting with
feeling and possibility' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH ' Nine Minds offers something that autistic
people urgently need: it humanises us' KATHERINE MAY 'Tammet's exquisite portraits remind us
that the variety of brains is every bit as essential as any other form of diversity' ANDREW
SOLOMON 'A book as beautiful as the minds it portrays' AMY TAN A Japanese researcher in
psychology sets out to measure loneliness while drawing on her own experience of autism. A
quirky boy growing up in 1950s Ottawa sows the seeds of his future Hollywood stardom. In the US
a non-verbal man explores body language gesture by eloquent gesture in his mother's yoga
classes. Nine Minds delves into the extraordinary lives of nine neurodivergent men and women
from around the globe. From a Fields Medal-winning mathematician to a murder detective a
pioneering surgeon to a bestselling novelist each is remarkable in their field and each is
changing how the world sees those on the spectrum. Exploding the tired stereotypes of autism
Daniel Tammet - acclaimed author and an autistic savant himself - reaches across the divides of
age gender sexuality and nationality to draw out the inner worlds of his subjects. Telling
stories as richly diverse as the spectrum itself this illuminating life-affirming work of
narrative nonfiction celebrates the power and beauty of the neurodivergent mind and the daring
freedom with which these individuals have built their lives. 'Nine Minds reminds us of the
diversity within neurodiversity' GRAEME SIMSION
