September 15th, 2026: The Museum of Lost Things (Non-Fiction)
Dinner with King Tut (Non-Fiction) was the most recently released book by Sam Kean, on July 8th, 2025.
Sam Kean Stats: The highest rated book by Sam Kean on Book Notification is The Disappearing Spoon, a Non-Fiction book.
The most read book by Sam Kean on Book Notification is The Disappearing Spoon, a Non-Fiction book. The second most read book is The Icepick Surgeon, a Non-Fiction book.
Below is a complete list of Sam Kean books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.
Ranked by popularity, the top non-fiction books are The Disappearing Spoon, The Icepick Surgeon, and Caesar's Last Breath.
Ranked by popularity, the top Best American Science and Nature Writing books are The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2011, The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2015, and The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2016.
Sam Kean was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA.
Sam Kean has written 10 Non-Fiction Books. The first was released in 2010 with the book The Disappearing Spoon. The most recently released was Dinner with King Tut which was released in 2025.
Sam Kean has also written the Best American Science and Nature Writing series which has 12 books including The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2010 and The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2011.
Sam Kean books have been nominated for multiple awards, The Violinist's Thumb was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Nonfiction, in 2012. The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Nonfiction, in 2014. Caesar's Last Breath was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Science and Technology, in 2017.
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