Editing Very Short Introductions (section)

==Reception==
Writing in the ''New Yorker'' in 2017, [[Kathryn Schulz]] praised the diversity of topics covered but noted significant gaps in coverage, including an absence of women and people of colour in its 54 biographies and "a British bias in the choice of subjects".<ref name="schulz" /> Schulz also described the quality of the books as variable, favourably comparing the books written about ''Teeth'', ''Deserts'' and ''Robotics'' against those written on ''Mountains'', ''Home'' and ''Archaeology''.<ref name="schulz" />

In the ''Fortnightly Review'', Michelene Wandor said that the series "successfully bridged the gap between academic and trade publishing" and reviewed six volumes.<ref name="wandor">{{cite web |title=A brief guide to Oxford's 'Very Short Introductions'. |url=https://fortnightlyreview.co.uk/2011/12/oup-short-introductions/ |website=The Fortnightly Review |access-date=24 January 2023 |date=8 December 2011}}</ref>