diff --git a/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/logger.test.ts.snap b/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/logger.test.ts.snap
index 13ddf06..cb0c9e7 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/logger.test.ts.snap
+++ b/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/logger.test.ts.snap
@@ -33,6 +33,26 @@ exports[`createLogger should attempt to subscribe and unsubscribe from a channel
 }
 `;
 
+exports[`formatUnknownError should attempt to return a formatted error on non-errors, bigint 1`] = `"9007199254740991n"`;
+
+exports[`formatUnknownError should attempt to return a formatted error on non-errors, boolean 1`] = `"Non-Error thrown: true"`;
+
+exports[`formatUnknownError should attempt to return a formatted error on non-errors, error, non-error 1`] = `"Non-Error thrown: {"message":"lorem ipsum dolor sit amet"}"`;
+
+exports[`formatUnknownError should attempt to return a formatted error on non-errors, function 1`] = `"Non-Error thrown: undefined"`;
+
+exports[`formatUnknownError should attempt to return a formatted error on non-errors, null 1`] = `"Non-Error thrown: null"`;
+
+exports[`formatUnknownError should attempt to return a formatted error on non-errors, number 1`] = `"Non-Error thrown: 10000"`;
+
+exports[`formatUnknownError should attempt to return a formatted error on non-errors, object 1`] = `"Non-Error thrown: {"lorem":"ipsum dolor sit amet","dolor":"sit amet","amet":"consectetur adipiscing elit"}"`;
+
+exports[`formatUnknownError should attempt to return a formatted error on non-errors, string 1`] = `"lorem ipsum dolor sit amet"`;
+
+exports[`formatUnknownError should attempt to return a formatted error on non-errors, symbol 1`] = `"Non-Error thrown: undefined"`;
+
+exports[`formatUnknownError should attempt to return a formatted error on non-errors, undefined 1`] = `"Non-Error thrown: undefined"`;
+
 exports[`logSeverity should return log severity, debug 1`] = `0`;
 
 exports[`logSeverity should return log severity, default 1`] = `-1`;
@@ -195,3 +215,15 @@ exports[`subscribeToChannel should attempt to subscribe and unsubscribe from a c
 `;
 
 exports[`subscribeToChannel should throw an error attempting to subscribe and unsubscribe from a channel: missing channel name 1`] = `"subscribeToChannel called without a configured logging channelName"`;
+
+exports[`truncate should truncate a string, default 1`] = `"lorem ipsum...[truncated]"`;
+
+exports[`truncate should truncate a string, null 1`] = `null`;
+
+exports[`truncate should truncate a string, number 1`] = `10000`;
+
+exports[`truncate should truncate a string, object string 1`] = `"{"lorem":"i...[truncated]"`;
+
+exports[`truncate should truncate a string, suffix overrides max 1`] = `"...[truncated]"`;
+
+exports[`truncate should truncate a string, undefined 1`] = `undefined`;
diff --git a/src/__tests__/logger.test.ts b/src/__tests__/logger.test.ts
index ec43e01..e380be9 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/logger.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/logger.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import diagnostics_channel from 'node:diagnostics_channel';
 import { setOptions, getLoggerOptions } from '../options.context';
-import { logSeverity, publish, subscribeToChannel, registerStderrSubscriber, createLogger } from '../logger';
+import { logSeverity, truncate, formatUnknownError, publish, subscribeToChannel, registerStderrSubscriber, createLogger } from '../logger';
 
 describe('logSeverity', () => {
   it.each([
@@ -29,6 +29,90 @@ describe('logSeverity', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('truncate', () => {
+  it.each([
+    {
+      description: 'default',
+      value: 'lorem ipsum dolor sit amet',
+      max: 25
+    },
+    {
+      description: 'object string',
+      value: JSON.stringify({ lorem: 'ipsum dolor sit amet' }),
+      max: 25
+    },
+    {
+      description: 'suffix overrides max',
+      value: 'lorem',
+      max: 5
+    },
+    {
+      description: 'number',
+      value: 10_000,
+      max: 25
+    },
+    {
+      description: 'undefined',
+      value: undefined,
+      max: 25
+    },
+    {
+      description: 'null',
+      value: null,
+      max: 25
+    }
+  ])(`should truncate a string, $description`, ({ value, max }) => {
+    expect(truncate(value as any, { max })).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+});
+
+describe('formatUnknownError', () => {
+  it.each([
+    {
+      description: 'error, non-error',
+      err: { ...new Error('lorem ipsum dolor sit amet', { cause: 'dolor' }), message: 'lorem ipsum dolor sit amet' }
+    },
+    {
+      description: 'symbol',
+      err: Symbol('lorem ipsum')
+    },
+    {
+      description: 'function',
+      err: () => {}
+    },
+    {
+      description: 'boolean',
+      err: true
+    },
+    {
+      description: 'string',
+      err: 'lorem ipsum dolor sit amet'
+    },
+    {
+      description: 'object',
+      err: { lorem: 'ipsum dolor sit amet', dolor: 'sit amet', amet: 'consectetur adipiscing elit' }
+    },
+    {
+      description: 'bigint',
+      err: BigInt(Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER)
+    },
+    {
+      description: 'number',
+      err: 10_000
+    },
+    {
+      description: 'undefined',
+      err: undefined
+    },
+    {
+      description: 'null',
+      err: null
+    }
+  ])('should attempt to return a formatted error on non-errors, $description', ({ err }) => {
+    expect(formatUnknownError(err)).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+});
+
 describe('publish', () => {
   let channelSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
   const mockPublish = jest.fn();
diff --git a/src/logger.ts b/src/logger.ts
index db659a6..c25dd9d 100644
--- a/src/logger.ts
+++ b/src/logger.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { channel, unsubscribe, subscribe } from 'node:diagnostics_channel';
+import { inspect } from 'node:util';
 import { type LoggingSession } from './options.defaults';
 import { getLoggerOptions } from './options.context';
 
@@ -50,6 +51,69 @@ const LOG_LEVELS: LogLevel[] = ['debug', 'info', 'warn', 'error'];
 const logSeverity = (level: unknown): number =>
   LOG_LEVELS.indexOf(level as LogLevel);
 
+/**
+ * Basic string HARD truncate.
+ *
+ * - Passing a non-string returns the original value.
+ * - Suffix length is counted against `max`. If `suffix.length >= max`, only
+ *    `suffix` is returned, which may exceed the set `max`.
+ *
+ * @param str
+ * @param options
+ * @param options.max
+ * @param options.suffix - Appended suffix string. Suffix length is counted against max length.
+ * @returns Truncated string, or the suffix only, or the original string, or the original non-string value.
+ */
+const truncate = (str: string, { max = 250, suffix = '...[truncated]' }: { max?: number, suffix?: string } = {}) => {
+  if (typeof str === 'string') {
+    const updatedMax = Math.max(0, max - suffix.length);
+
+    if (updatedMax <= 0) {
+      return suffix;
+    }
+
+    return str.length > updatedMax ? `${str.slice(0, updatedMax)}${suffix}` : str;
+  }
+
+  return str;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Format an unknown value as a string, for logging.
+ *
+ * @param value
+ * @returns Formatted string
+ */
+const formatUnknownError = (value: unknown): string => {
+  if (value instanceof Error) {
+    const message = value.stack || value.message;
+
+    if (message) {
+      return message;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      return String(value);
+    } catch {
+      return Object.prototype.toString.call(value);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (typeof value === 'string') {
+    return value;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    return `Non-Error thrown: ${truncate(JSON.stringify(value))}`;
+  } catch {
+    try {
+      return truncate(inspect(value, { depth: 3, maxArrayLength: 50, breakLength: 120 }));
+    } catch {
+      return Object.prototype.toString.call(value);
+    }
+  }
+};
+
 /**
  * Publish a structured log event to the diagnostics channel.
  *
@@ -215,11 +279,13 @@ const createLogger = (options: LoggingSession = getLoggerOptions()): Unsubscribe
 export {
   LOG_LEVELS,
   createLogger,
+  formatUnknownError,
   log,
   logSeverity,
   publish,
   registerStderrSubscriber,
   subscribeToChannel,
+  truncate,
   type LogEvent,
   type LogLevel,
   type Unsubscribe