Monty Lyman (born October 1992) is a British doctor and author.

Career

Lyman is a medical doctor, a member of the

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, and research fellow at the

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Books

His first book, ''The Remarkable Life of the Skin'' is described by his publisher ( Transworld,

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) as "the first popular science book to explore our most overlooked organ in all its physical, psychological and social glory". It was published in July 2019. The book was a ''

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'' ‘Must Read’, one of their ‘Best Books of 2019’, and chosen as a

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Book of the Week. Lyman's second book, ''The Painful Truth'', was published in July 2021 and quickly became a Top 10 bestseller of all books sold on Amazon. His third book, ''The Immune Mind'', was his second to feature as BBC Radio 4's 'Book of the Week' in May 2024.

Awards and nominations

''The Remarkable Life of the Skin'' was shortlisted for the 2019

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Science Book Prize. Aged 26 at the time, Lyman remains the youngest shortlisted author in the prize’s 37-year history. While the

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paused in 2019, ''The Remarkable Life of the Skin'' won the public vote in the unofficial but Wellcome-endorsed #NotTheWellcomePrize. Lyman’s essay based on ''The Painful Truth'' won the 2020

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's Pain Medicine prize. ''The Immune Mind'' won the 2024

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Book Award.

Media

Lyman has appeared on TV (''

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'', ''BBC Morning Live''), radio (including BBC Inside Science and

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), and on podcasts (such as BBC science focus), and has been a keynote speaker at national and international conferences. Lyman has also written articles for newspapers (including ''

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'') and literary journals (for example, ''

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'').

Personal life

He lives in

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, England.

Published works

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lyman, Monty English medical writers 1992 births Living people 21st-century English medical doctors Alumni of Imperial College London 21st-century English male writers Alumni of the University of Birmingham Alumni of the University of Oxford