editor-in-chief was Tom Zeller, long time environment writer for The New York Times. In July 2016, David Corcoran, former editor of Science Times at The New York Times, joined the program as a senior editor at the magazine and associate director of the program. Personal life Blum is the eldest of four daughters born to entomologist Murray S. Blum and Nancy Ann Blum, an educator and writer. Blum and her husband have two sons. Bibliography Books The Monkey Wars (1994, Oxford University Press) () A Field Guide for Science Writers: the official guide of the National Association of Science Writers , edited by Blum, Mary Knudson, and Robin Marantz Henig (1997; 2nd ed., 2006, Penguin Books) () Sex on the Brain: the biological differences between men and women (1997) — a The New York Times Notable Book of the Year (1998, Penguin Books) () Love at Goon Park: Harry Harlow and the science of affection (2002) — named among the best books of 2002 by Publishers Weekly, National Public Radio and Discover magazine, finalist for Los Angeles Times 2002 Book Prize (2002, Basic Books) () Ghost Hunters: William James and the search for scientific proof of life after death (2007, Penguin Books) ()) The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York (2010, Penguin Press) ()) Angel Killer: A True Story of Cannibalism, Crime Fighting, and Insanity in New York City (2012, The Atavist) ()) The Poison Squad: One Chemist’s Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Twentieth Century (2018, Penguin Press) ()) Tactical Guide to Science Journalism: Lessons From the Front Lines (2022, Oxford University Press) ()) Filmography TV The Poison Squad (2020) based on Blum's book titled The Poison Squad. Documentary film produced by PBS's American Experience The Poisoner's Handbook (2014) adapted into a PBS documentary from Blum's book by the same title. Awards 2021 Distinguished Service Award from the University of Wisconsin-Madison's School of Journalism and Mass Communication. 2018 Endocrine Society Award for Excellence in Science and Medical Journalism 2014 University of Washington-Whitewater Chancellor's Regional Literary Award for the books The Poisoner's Handbook and Love at Good Park 2010 The Poisoner's Handbook a Finalist for the Agatha Award in Best Non-fiction 2010 Best Adult Nonfiction award to The Poisoner's Handbook from the Society of Midland Authors 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting at the Sacramento Bee for her