Marcus du Sautoy is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford.Marcus’s first non-academic book, THE MUSIC OF THE PRIMES, was translated into 10 languages, and won major prizes in Italy and Germany as the best popular science book of the year this was followed in 2007 by FINDING MOONSHINE, an exploration of the importance of symmetry in everyday life.Marcus’s third book, THE NUM8ER MY5TERIES, is adapted from the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures he gave in 2006. Fourth Estate (HarperCollins) published his fourth book, WHAT WE CANNOT KNOW, in May 2016, his fifth book, THE CREATIVITY CODE, in February 2019, his sixth book, THINKING BETTER, in August 2021, and his seventh book, AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 GAMES, in October 2023.Marcus's latest book, BLUEPRINTS, was published by HarperCollins in May 2025.