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A review by pearseanderson
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2019 by Sy Montgomery, Jaime Green
5.0
This is a great collection of mostly biology, ecology, or medical journalism! I didn't expect nearly as much medical stuff as there is here, and it's all terrifying. This collection has overlaps, like discussing underfunded federal programs, or the breeding campaign for the California condor, but I like that because I felt smarter when stuff was introduced twice. I read the collection in whatever order I wanted, and after being told it was arranged ALPHABETICALLY I think I made the right choice there. Some amazing writing here and really just stellar research and science comms on the part of the authors.
Winners:
“The Hidden Toll: Why Are Black Mothers an Babies in the United States Dying at More Than Doube the Rate of White Mothers and Babies? The Answer Has Everything to Do with the Lived Experience of Being a Black Woman in America” by Linda Villarosa, published in The New York Times Magazine
“Why Paper Jams Persist” by Joshua Rothman, published in The New Yorker
“The Fading Stars: A Constellation” by Holly Haworth, published in Lapham’s Quarterly
Connection: Rowan Jacobsen, one of the contributors, helped me teach Food Writing 101 and advise me in this journalism world.
Winners:
“The Hidden Toll: Why Are Black Mothers an Babies in the United States Dying at More Than Doube the Rate of White Mothers and Babies? The Answer Has Everything to Do with the Lived Experience of Being a Black Woman in America” by Linda Villarosa, published in The New York Times Magazine
“Why Paper Jams Persist” by Joshua Rothman, published in The New Yorker
“The Fading Stars: A Constellation” by Holly Haworth, published in Lapham’s Quarterly
Connection: Rowan Jacobsen, one of the contributors, helped me teach Food Writing 101 and advise me in this journalism world.