{"id":44632,"date":"2024-10-22T13:24:36","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T12:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/?p=44632"},"modified":"2025-09-24T14:14:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T13:14:17","slug":"meet-the-author-richard-fortey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/ro\/meet-the-author-richard-fortey\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Author: Richard Fortey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>24 October 2024<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; link_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Richard Fortey spent his working life in palaeontology at the Natural History Museum, specialising in trilobites and becoming a world expert. He was elected President of the Geological Society of London in 2007 and is a Fellow of the Royal Society and of the Royal Society of Literature. He is the writer of eight previous science and nature books, including two Sunday Times bestsellers. He has presented many TV programmes across the BBC and other channels.<\/p>\n<p>Richard has spent much of his lifetime searching for rare and extraordinary fungi, in a quest to understand the importance of \u2018the forgotten kingdom&#8217; in the web of nature. Richard&#8217;s latest book <a href=\"https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/WPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&amp;BRN=3574111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Close Encounters of the Fungal Kind: In Pursuit of Remarkable Mushrooms<\/em><\/a> was published by William Collins on 12 September and is available from the <a href=\"https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/borrow\/our-catalogue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Suffolk Community Libraries catalogue<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; link_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What was your first introduction to books? Who were your formative influences?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I read extensively from an old edition of <em>Arthur Mee\u2019s Children\u2019s Encyclopedia<\/em>. A very \u2018worthy\u2019 series of volumes, with now outdated attitudes to Empire within them. Nonetheless they fostered curiosity and had reconstructions of life through geological time that stayed with me. Fiction: well, Sherlock Holmes and Rider Haggard and, later, Dickens and random selections from my father\u2019s Everyman volumes. I read a lot, but without much discrimination. I acquired a generous vocabulary, which stood me in good stead. \u200d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>You discovered your first Trilobite aged 14 which set you on the path to being a palaeontologist. Can you still remember that moment?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Absolutely. At Porth\u2013y-Rhaw near St Davids in west Wales, beside a choppy sea. I described the moment in my book <em>Trilobite!<\/em> (2000). My first trilobite was more than 500 million years old, and I was thrilled.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Most readers will be aware of the Natural History Museum as visitors. What was it like to work there and what were the biggest changes you saw during your time there?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I once put it as \u201camuse yourself \u2013 for money\u201d. I could not believe that I was actually being paid to study trilobites! The first ten years were the perfect job for me, with a lot of freedom to determine my research paths, and government money to do so. Behind the scenes became my life. There were irritating Civil Service rules to observe, but that was a small price to pay. Thatcherism then compelled us to win research grants in competition with university departments \u2013 some of the fun went out of it. Eventually, those who didn\u2019t have \u2018money making\u2019 projects were not replaced when they retired. Like so many institutions, research staff numbers fell as fundraisers increased.<\/p>\n<p>I told this story among many in my book <a href=\"https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/WPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&amp;BRN=75359\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Dry Store Room No 1<\/em><\/a> in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>You have become an expert on fungi and made TV programmes about them. What is it about these vital but often misunderstood organisms that fascinate you so much?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I was fascinated by fungal mystery and variety when I was still very young. They seemed weird and wonderful \u2013 and you could eat (some of) them. The more I learned the more there was still to find out \u2013 they were a whole, remarkable kingdom. I loved the <em>New Naturalist<\/em> book by John Ramsbottom, but at that time there were very few ID sources, so that posed a special challenge. I kept my fungus habit as a hobby even as I became a professional palaeontologist. But it was many years before I got into their microscopy, and that opened up another new world.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>You grew up at a time when children could roam and discover for themselves. Do you think a boy or girl growing up now could follow in your footsteps?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I do think that wandering freely is the greatest way to learn to love nature and discover how to observe closely. Children are more over-protected these days \u2013 and their imaginations are fed by electronic diversions that probably alienate them from the natural world, whose gratifications come more slowly.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can you tell us a little about your latest book, <a href=\"https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/WPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&amp;BRN=3574111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Close Encounters of the Fungal Kind<\/strong><\/em><\/a>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After writing seven books mostly about geology and the history of life, my writing took a greater focus on to natural history, particularly after buying our own piece of woodland that I described in <a href=\"https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/WPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&amp;BRN=2137375\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Wood for the Trees<\/em><\/a>. I identified all the fungi over more than ten years. I thought it was about time to bring the fungi into my writing. Because there are so many thousands of species \u2013 an impossible task &#8211; I thought I should focus on special discoveries made over my lifetime that serve to illuminate the larger fungi as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>My approach has always been to reach science through telling stories, and I had always striven to make reading one of my books as enjoyable as reading a novel. I hope this one is no exception.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Living in Suffolk, what are the main types of fungi we would expect to see and are there any we should look out for?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are special fungi in Suffolk because it is one of the driest parts of the country. Rarities crop up there almost every year. Most spectacular recently was the rediscovery of the Pepper Pot puffball after more than a century. It\u2019s rarer than the Ghost Orchid. The sandlings are full of earth balls and colourful brittlegill mushrooms of every hue. The old commons often sport Parasol Mushrooms that are easily visible from a passing car because of their size \u2013 and they are probably one of the safer edible species. There are even a whole raft of species that like to live in sand dunes near the coast.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s next for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the moment I feel I have now put down my whole brain on paper! Whether I have the energy to pick up my pen (a.k.a. computer) again remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>You are one of the speakers at the Southwold Literary Festival on Friday 8\u202fNovember. What can your audience expect?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I will give a talk about fungi profusely illustrated with slides to show just a few of the highlights from <em>Brief Encounters<\/em>. I hope the audience will be encouraged to dig deeper, and view the hidden fungal world with suitable awe. 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