The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe (book)

In a 2017 interview, SGU team member Evan Bernstein announced in an interview for Skeptical Inquirer with Susan Gerbic that the team had collaborated on a book, and it was expected to be available in the fall of 2018.[3] The book became available for pre-order in early 2018, and was released by Grand Central Publishing on October 2, 2018.[1]

The book received very positive reviews.[4] The book was a USA Today bestseller.[5]

Publishers Weekly reviewed the book, stating:

In plain English and cogent prose, Novella makes skepticism seem mighty, necessary, and accessible all at once... Empowering and illuminating, this thinker’s paradise is an antidote to spreading anti-scientific sentiments. Readers will return to its ideas again and again.[6]

The book was also reviewed by Rob Palmer for Skeptical Inquirer, who wrote:

Full disclosure: After my recent interview with Jay Novella for CSI online, I took the assignment to review this book with some trepidation. I am a long-time fan of the podcast, know all the rogues, and had extremely high expectations. I want this book to be successful, so if I was disappointed by it, and felt the need to be harsh, it would have been difficult to be honest in my evaluation. In that case, I think I would have passed the review task to someone else. Happily, that did not have to happen, as I was not disappointed at all.[7]