Lawrence has written 16 books, including such titles as Last Places, Our Like Will Not Be There Again, A Kayak Full of Ghosts, Hero Jesse, and Fascinating Fungi of New England. He has also explored remote areas in East Greenland and the Canadian Arctic. He’s a Fellow of the prestigious Explorers Club and, in his mycological capacity, past president of the A.S.S. (American Stinkhorn Society).

And here’s the most recent news: In January 2017, St. Martin’s will be publishing his latest book, At the End of the World: A True Story of Murder in the Arctic. Not only does the book detail a series of murders in the name of religion in 1941 among the Inuit, but also it discusses how digital technology is turning our species into robots.