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Bill Bryson

Biography

William McGuire Bryson ( BRYE-sən; born 8 December 1951) is an American journalist and author who was naturalized as a British citizen in 2014. Bryson has written nonfiction books on topics including travel, the English language, and science. Bryson moved to Britain in his twenties and remained in the country for most of his adult life. However, he periodically returned to live in the U.S. such as between 1995 and 2003. He was the chancellor of Durham University from 2005 to 2011. In 1995, while in the United Kingdom, Bryson wrote Notes from a Small Island, an exploration of Britain. In 2003, he authored A Short History of Nearly Everything. In October 2020, he announced that he had retired from writing books. He has sold over 16 million books worldwide. He recorded an audiobook for Audible, The Secret History of Christmas, in 2022.

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Credited work

16 releases · 5 albums · active 1995–2017

  • Other credits · 20
  • Production · 2
  • Performance · 1

Studios: Motivation Sound · Old House Studio · Duck-Kee Studios · The Bastille Recording Studio

Frequent collaborators

  • William E. Bowman
  • John Elderkin And ¡Moonbeams No Mas!

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