Reading list: Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books Shortlist 2012
The Royal Society annual book prize celebrates the best in popular science writing.

The prize is open to authors of science books written for a non-specialist audience. Books submitted for the 2012 prize must have been published for the first time in English during 2011 and be available to buy in the UK.

The winner is selected by a judging panel which is appointed annually.