And finally….

Attention all! I have (finally) created a Facebook page for my writing. Please come visit me on Facebook!

There is also now a Youtube channel on my work. Check it out at:
http://www.youtube.com/user/soniashahauthor

Oberlin, OH

November 6, 2010. “Oil and U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East.” Moderated roundtable discussion, with Stephen Zunes and Patrick Clawson. Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH.

CBC Radio “The Current”

October 21, 2010. Interview on malaria eradication. “The Current,” CBC Radio, Canada.

New piece on climate and zoonotic diseases

My story on climate and the spread of new diseases is now online! Check it out at e360.

Introducing…”The Fever”

So my new book is now officially titled, “The Fever: How Malaria Ruled Humankind for 500,000 Years.” Hoowee! Meanwhile I’m working on a new piece on emerging infections from animals (called “zoonoses”), such as Ebola, Nipah virus, Hanta and West Nile. It’ll be appearing in a cool new online enviro magazine called “e360″ which features some of my favorite writers–Carl Zimmer, Elizabeth Kolbert and others. Check it out at e360.com

Bridgewater, VA

September 23, 2010. 7:30 pm. Presentation on “Crude: The Story of Oil.” Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, VA.

Finally done writing!

Thrilled to announce that my new book on the political history of malaria has been completed and is slated to come out from Farrar, Straus & Giroux in the late spring of 2010! Check here for more details, forthcoming. Tentative title: “The Half-Million Year Fever: The Story of Malaria.” Got a better idea? Email me at sonia@soniashah.com.

Michael Eric Dyson Show

September 8, 2010. 12:30 pm. Interview on  The Michael Eric Dyson Show.

WorldTalk Radio

September 1, 2010, 10 pm-11 pm. Live call-in radio interview program on WorldStreams Radio.

Midday with Dan Rodricks

August 31, 2010. 1-2 pm. “Midday with Dan Rodricks,” WYPR Baltimore.