Notes on Infinity

Such a poignant book. I really enjoyed the inside look on biotech start-up life and the discussions of science, quantum physics and consciousness. I kept highlighting favourite sentences in it. I truly loved it. * Kate Fagan, author of The Three Lives of Cate Kay *Austin tackles meaty moral and technical ideas, with all the high drama of first love and coming-of-age thrown in. I was rooting for the flawed Zoe and Jack the whole way through. What a ride! * Silvia Saunders, author of Homesick *So much more than a love-story - impossible to put into words. Notes on Infinity surprised, delighted and moved me at every turn; a devourable tale of friendship and trust, power and privilege - and, ultimately, of what it is to be human. I didn’t want it to end… and then it did. * Charlotte Philby, author of The End of Summer *Notes on Infinity is smart, vivid and utterly compelling. I was rooting so hard for these characters who are so warm and beautifully drawn. A masterfully told story about love, obsession and facing our own mortality. I loved it. * Laura Kay, author of The Split *It’s rare that a book both moves and enthrals me as Notes on Infinity did. Taylor has crafted a smart, compelling read that explores the complicated relationships between truth and ambition; science and ethics; and our desire for immortality and the reality of what it is to be human. It’s Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, if the protagonist was Elizabeth Holmes. I loved it. * Katie Bishop, author of The Girls of Summer *Taylor shines in her intelligent debut… Thrills with her crackling and science-heavy description of the hothouse startup… Readers will race through the pages to find out what happens next. This is a winner. * Publishers Weekly, starred review *Notes On Infinity is an utterly compelling tale of love, friendship, and the burning desire to succeed – whatever the cost. Think: Lessons in Chemistry meets Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow. A bright, brilliant debut from an exciting new voice in contemporary fiction. * Lucy Clarke, bestselling author of The Hike *The brilliant love child of Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow and The Interestings. It asks all the big questions about existence and meaning and, most importantly, love, but in a way that is so engaging you are swept along by the tide of an enthralling story about tech and billion dollar start-ups. I thought about it the whole time I wasn’t reading it and expect to think about it for a long time to come. * Araminta Hall, author of One of the Good Guys *The best of books: one I could not put down while also, simultaneously, wishing it was truly infinite. A perfectly realized novel with crystalline characters and a palpable sense of time, historically and of the characters’ lives. Austin Taylor’s ability to tell a story is superb and NOTES ON INFINITY is a reading experience to savour. * Lottie Hazell, author of Piglet *If Tomorrow And Tomorrow And Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin was about a longevity science empire rather than a video game behemoth, it wouldn’t be far off this buzzy new novel * Stylist *

Austin Taylor graduated from Harvard University in 2021 with a joint degree in chemistry and English. Notes on Infinity is inspired in part by her undergraduate studies, peers, and lab work in Harvard’s chemistry department. She has also worked as a public speaking coach and in science policy. Austin is a private pilot, a registered Maine guide, and a bassist. She grew up in central Maine, where she now lives and writes. She will begin her legal education at Stanford Law School as a Knight-Hennessy Scholar in the fall of 2025.

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