Professor Tom Solomon's Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Medicine sold out within a week of its launch. An unprecedented for Liverpool University Press, Director Anthony Cond said of the book "It’s such a fabulous and unique book that we expected it to do well, and produced a thousand copies. But to have to do a second print run so soon was completely unexpected.” A few copies are still available via Amazon, who have stockpiled, and the next run should be available from October 30th.

Tom Solomon's debut book Roald Dahl's Marvellous Medicine launched at Kings Place Festival in London on the 11th of September. The big day began with event "Dahl for Grown Ups" presented by Times Literary Supplement's Toby Lichtig, where Tom and Donald Sturrock (writer, Dahl's biographer) discussed the appeal of Roald Dahl to an adult audience. During the hour, Solomon and Sturrock talked about the many facets of the author, his incredible imagination and were challenged to c

Tom Solomon talks with Mark Forrest about his friendship with Roald Dahl, Dahl's contributions to medicine and his new book "Roald Dahl's Marvellous Medicine". Full episode available here.

Img via Hackney Gazette On Roald Dahl's Day, Tom visited Simon Marks Primary School in Hackney, London to celebrate the author's 100th Birthday. Read the article published by the Hackney Gazette here.

Image: Roald Dahl and Patricia Neal (with eye patch) in 1965 with Theo, Tessa and Ophelia and the children’s nanny. Photograph: George Stroud/Getty Images. Via The Guardian Tom wrote a piece for The Guardian which you can read here. #inthemedia #tomwrites

Tom talks about how he met Roald Dahl, their late night chats in the hospital ward, the author's contribution to medical sciences and his book, Roald Dahl's Marvellous Medicines.

Tom Solomon talks to BBC Merseyside about his book : "Roald Dahl's Marvellous Medicine" and Dahl's fascination with medicine.

Writer Roald Dahl is well known as the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fantastic Mr Fox and The BFG, but he was also fascinated by medical science. Professor Tom Solomon, who looked after him during his last illness, spent hours discussing medicine with Dahl. Tom talks to Matthew Parris about Dahl's life and work, through the prism of his forensic interest in the workings of the human body. With them is Donald Sturrock, Dahl's biographer. Listen here. ​ Producer