Scott Spires
Encyclopædia Britannica Editor
Scott Spires is Associate Editor for Geography at Encyclopædia Britannica. He studied at the universities of Chicago, St. Andrews, and Oxford, specializing in linguistics and Slavic languages. As a writer he has an extensive publication record, including on such geographical topics as urbanism, archeology, and travel writing. He is also the author of two novels, Abandon All Hope (2021) and Social Distancing (2024).
Primary Contributions (4)
American craft beer revolution, term commonly used to describe the foundation, growth, and proliferation of independent and artisanal breweries (producers of so-called craft beer) in the United States, a process that began in the 1960s and continued into the 21st century. Before the passage of the…
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Publications (1)
Abandon All Hope (September 2021)
Abandon All Hope is a comic novel of ideas that asks: How do you make your way in a world where stability is illusory, fraud and lies are ubiquitous, and happiness is always elusive? Should you be a realist or an idealist? And how's life working out for you, anyway? In a story that evokes such 1990s classics asHigh Fidelityand Fight Club, the novel's two antiheroes struggle against unsympathetic employers, uncomprehending relatives, meaningless jobs, romantic frustration, and social isolation, all...
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