A singular, extraordinary debut about Zoe and Jack, Harvard students who find themselves propelled into the intoxicating biotech startup world when they announce they’ve discovered the cure for aging.

A different kind of love story where the thirst for achievement consumes and the stakes are forever.

“Taylor thrills with her crackling and science-heavy depiction of the hothouse startup and its founders’ dizzying ascent into the spotlight… readers will race through the pages to see what happens next. This is a winner.”
—PW Starred Review

"Notes on Infinity is a blazing meditation on the pressure cooker of academia, the price of fame in the digital age, and how far is too far to go for a chance at corporeal—or scientific—immortality. "
—Shelf Awareness

“With Notes on Infinity, a tangled tale of biotech gone awry, Taylor shifts the boundaries of the campus novel, portraying a newly pressurized student culture… [and] explores arguably the most human boundary of all - mortality.”
—Publishers Weekly, Spring 2025 Writers to Watch

"A convincing portrayal of the hothouse collegiate environment in the sciences by an author with exciting potential."
—Kirkus

“Notes on Infinity is mesmeric, and beautiful, and it stole my breath and my heart. It’s a grand story of science and startups, and a simple story of first love and belonging. A cautionary look at our need to push our limitations, and a perfect portrait of friendship, family, and that fine line between exhilaration and agony. I really couldn’t have loved it more.”
—Chris Whitaker, author of All the Colors of the Dark and We Begin at the End

“As ambitious, intelligent, and dazzling as its characters, Notes on Infinity had me in its thrall from start to finish. A transporting smart kids campus novel and love story that examines contemporary startup culture from a tough female perspective—I will be recommending this one widely. I devoured it.”
—Emma Knight, bestselling author of The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus

“Notes On Infinity is an utterly compelling tale of love, friendship, and the burning desire to succeed – whatever the cost. Think: Lessons in Chemistry meets Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow. A bright, brilliant debut from an exciting new voice in contemporary fiction.”
—Lucy Clarke, Sunday Times bestselling author of One of the Girls and The Hike

“Dive into the world of Harvard's brightest minds with Notes on Infinity. This unputdownable campus novel offers an inside look at the intense, high-stakes world of academia, where ambition, brilliance, and pressure collide. Austin Taylor gives a sharp, thoughtful exploration of the pursuit of dreams, of greatness, and the cost of success in an environment that demands nothing less than perfection. For lovers of campus dramas and anyone who has ever wondered what really happens behind Ivy League walls.”
—Weike Wang, PEN/Hemingway Award-winning author of Chemistry, Joan is Okay, and Rental House

“So much more than a love-story - impossible to put into words. Notes on Infinity surprised, delighted and moved me at every turn; a devourable tale of friendship and trust, power and privilege - and, ultimately, of what it is to be human. I didn’t want it to end… and then it did.”
—Charlotte Philby, author of The End of Summer

“The best of books: one I could not put down while also, simultaneously, wishing it was truly infinite. A perfectly realized novel with crystalline characters and a palpable sense of time, historically and of the characters' lives. Austin Taylor's ability to tell a story is superb and Notes on Infinity is a reading experience to savour.”
—Lottie Hazell, author of Piglet

“I adored this book. It follows two Harvard students developing an antidote to ageing. I have an absolute fascination in start-ups from colleagues’ stories of Google in its early days. This delivered in that respect, but in so many others, too: love, and partnership, and being the only woman in the room, growing up and deciding who you wish to be. It is very clever, but it has a huge, messy heart, which is exactly what I love in a book.”
—Abigail Deal, bestselling author of Girl A

“An exciting new voice in fiction, Taylor writes a deeply layered debut with a sure hand. At its heart, Notes On Infinity is a novel about what makes us human, what stories we tell ourselves and others, and all the ways we love and dream and endure and lose. Propulsive and tender, sharp and insightful, Notes On Infinity feels like a peek behind closed doors of familiar headlines about untouchable founders who skyrocket to success, revealed with such intimacy it all feels true. I devoured it.”
—Amy Neff, bestselling author of The Days I Loved You Most

“First few pages in, I thought, this feels a little like Talking at Night meets Lessons in Chemistry. After a couple of chapters, it felt like an absolute must-read for fans of Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow. But then? All other books fell out my head, because I was completely consumed by Zoe and Jack’s world. Full of passion and conflict and surprise, I adored every page. It fired me up and broke my heart: Austin Taylor has such a talent, reminding me what a wild ride reading can and should be. I’ve already told I know everyone to read it!”
—Claire Daverley, author of Talking at Night

“Notes on Infinity is smart, vivid and utterly compelling. I was rooting so hard for these characters who are so warm and beautifully drawn. A masterfully told story about love, obsession and facing our own mortality. I loved it.”
—Laura Kay, author of The Split

“Such a poignant book. I really enjoyed the inside look on biotech start-up life and the discussions of science, quantum physics and consciousness. I kept highlighting favourite sentences in it. I truly loved it.”
—Kate Fagan, author of The Three Lives of Cate Kay

“Notes on Infinity is the brilliant love child of Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow and The Interestings. It asks all the big questions about existence and meaning and, most importantly, love, but in a way that is so engaging you are swept along by the tide of an enthralling story about tech and billion dollar start-ups. Because in a world in which nothing feels particularly real and everything could be possible, it's easy to lose sight of what actually makes us human. I thought about it the whole time I wasn't reading it and expect to think about it for a long time to come.”
—Araminta Hall, author of Our Kind of Cruelty and Imperfect Women

“It's rare that a book both moves and enthrals me as Notes on Infinity did. Taylor has crafted a smart, compelling read that explores the complicated relationships between truth and ambition; science and ethics; and our desire for immortality and the reality of what it is to be human. It's Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, if the protagonist was Elizabeth Holmes. I loved it.”
—Katie Bishop, author of The Girls of Summer

“Austin tackles meaty moral and technical ideas, with all the high drama of first love and coming-of-age thrown in. I was rooting for the flawed Zoe and Jack the whole way through, and especially loved the switch of perspectives. What a ride!”
—Silvia Saunders, author of Homesick

“An enthralling story about youth, genius, and the precarity of ambition. Notes on Infinity wants to know: What comes at the cost of fighting the inevitable? Austin Taylor deftly captures the allure of success pitched against class and gender in the enigmatic worlds of science, academia, and Silicon Valley. Absolutely riveting.”
—Jenny Tinghui Zhang, author of Four Treasures of the Sky