Michael Erard

Michael Erard is an American non-fiction writer and journalist. He holds an M.A. and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin.^[1]

Notable works

Books

• Michael Erard (2007). Um…: Slips, Stumbles, and Verbal Blunders, and What They Mean. New York: Pantheon.^[2][3]
• Michael Erard (2012). Babel No More: The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners.^{[lower-alpha 1]} New York: Free Press.^[5][6]

Articles

• Michael Erard (2005). The Gift of the Gab. New Scientist, 8 January, pp. 40–43.‍

Notes

1. Published in the United Kingdom as Mezzofanti's Gift.^[4]

References

1. A Q&A with Michael Erard, Author of “Babel No More”
2. Review in The New York Times, 24 August 2007.
3. Review in The Wall Street Journal, 24 August 2007.
4. Review in The Observer, 28 July 2013.
5. Review in The Economist, 31 December 2011.
6. Review in The New York Times, 20 January 2012.

External links

• Personal website
• Michael Erard on Twitter