“Brilliant” author Jane Brox said “thanks” for the blog post about her book the other day and also said that she was “as surprised as anyone to see the mention [in TIME magazine].” She credited her publicist at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, whom she says is treating her very well. Jane noted that there’s a review of her new book due in the New York Times Book Review on August 1.

In addition to writing books, Jane is the Coastal Studies Scholar at Bowdoin College. I’m sure we’ll be seeing her in the Lowell area in the near future. She read and signed “Brilliant: The Evolution of Artificial Light” at the Concord Bookshop on July 11, and will be at the Andover Bookstore on Sept. 9. Other fall appearances include Boston College, Penn State, and the Bangor (Maine) Book Festival. Keep up with her schedule on www.janebrox.com