Description:
Susan Orlean--the beloved New Yorker staff writer and the author of the New York Times bestsellers Rin Tin Tin, The Orchid Thief, and On Animals--selects twenty science and nature essays that represent the best examples of the form published in 2024.
The Best American series, launched in 1915, is the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction, and it is the most respected--and most popular--of its kind.
New York Times bestselling author Susan Orlean selects twenty pieces that represent the best science and nature writing published the previous year and explores our ever-changing world.
Brief description:
Jamie Green is a science writer, essayist, editor, and teacher, and she is series editor of The Best American Science and Nature Writing. She received her MFA in creative nonfiction from Colombia, and her writing has appeared in Slate, Popular Science, New York Times Book Review, American Theater, Catapult, Astrobites, and elsewhere. She lives in Connecticut with her husband and son.