Emma Young is an award-winning science and health journalist and the author of Sane: How I shaped up my mind, improved my mental strength, and found calm. A former reporter and editor for New Scientist, working in London and Sydney, she now freelances from an attic in Sheffield. As E L Young (in the UK, Emma in the USA), she is also the author of the STORM series of science-based thrillers for kids.
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