I'm Kim. Scientist. Dad. Now, apparently, an author.

The short version

I rebelled against a family of writers by becoming a scientist. It didn't take.

I grew up surrounded by words. My mother is an author with over a dozen novels to her name, including a crime trilogy. My father was a journalist who wrote true stories stranger than fiction.

So naturally, I became a scientist. But the family habit followed me. Everywhere I worked, I ended up explaining the technical side to anyone who'd listen: geology to the drilling crew, renewable energy to mushroom farmers, gas leaks to the chief executive. The lesson from all of it: people understand science when it's relatable and funny. Douglas Adams knew it. So did Charles Darwin, in his own meticulous way.

Then I became a dad. My son has the curiosity of a cat with a hundred lives. He loves books that explain how the world works, not ones that just tell him why. As he's grown, the books that mix real science with a proper story have got harder and harder to find.

So I stopped looking and wrote one.

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Apocalypse is pure fiction, but the science in it is real. I wrote it to be exciting enough for young adults and sharp enough to entertain the adults reading over their shoulder.