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About Amanda
Amanda Ruggeri is a multi-award-winning journalist who covers sleep, science, parenting, and more.
Her reporting has taken her around the world, from the mountains of Tajikistan to rainforests of Guatemala, and been recognized by associations including the Association of British Science Writers, Society of American Travel Writers and Medical Journalists' Association. A former senior journalist and editor for the BBC's science and health section, she also writes for outlets including New Scientist, The Atlantic, and Scientific American.
After living in the U.S., Italy, and U.K., she resides in Switzerland with her husband and daughter. She is a graduate of Yale and Cambridge universities.
Her first book, The Sleep Myth, is being published by BenBella in 2027.
New book: The Sleep Myth
Challenge what you thought you knew about rest. In her upcoming debut, Amanda Ruggeri deconstructs the science behind, and our cultural obsession with, sleep, offering a provocative look at how our modern world has misunderstood one of our most basic human needs.
Publisher
BenBella Books
Release Date
Summer 2027
Focus
Science & Health
Latest projects
The BBC
NEW SCIENTIST
THE ATLANTIC
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