The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2019

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER Sy Montgomery, New York Times best-selling author and recipient of numerous awards, edits this year’s volume of the finest science and nature writing. Science is important because this is how we seek to discover the truth about the world. And this is what makes excellent science and nature writing essential, observes New York Times best-selling author Sy Montgomery. Science and nature writing are how we share the truth about the universe with the people of the world.
And collected here are truths about nearly every corner of the universe. From meditations on extinction, to the search for alien life, to the prejudice that infects our medical system, the pieces in this year’s Best American Science and Nature Writing seek to bring to the people stories of some of the most pressing issues facing our planet, as well as moments of wonder reflecting the immense beauty our natural world offers.

Author	Ben Goldfarb (environmental Journalist), Bill McKibben, Brooke Jarvis, Ed Yong, Eva Holland, Gary Greenberg, Linda Villarosa, Peter Brannen, Rebecca B. Boyle, Rebecca Mead
Book Series	Best American Science and Nature Writing Series
Format	Ebook
ISBN	9781328519009
Language	English
Pages	387
Publication Date	02-14-2019
Publisher	HarperCollins

1 review for The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2019

Rated 5 out of 5

Melissa_W (verified owner) – 04-30-2025

It’s Best American time again! This year the Science and Nature volume was under direction from new series editor Jamie Green. All the pieces guest editor Sy Montgomery included are phenomenally written but taken together many of the middle pieces blend together. I’m not sure if the Alphabetical-by-Author arrangement of articles worked for this volume, especially since previous volumes had clever groupings. The balance of the included essays tips the book heavily toward pieces about nature and the environment (not surprising, given Montgomery’s own writing choices, but it felt much less of a spectrum this year). The standout articles fall to the end of the volume – Linda Villarosa’s The Hidden Toll: Why Are Black Mothers and Babies in the United States Dying at More Than Double the Rate of White Mothers and Babies. The Answer Has Everything to Do with the Lived Experience of Being a Black Woman in America, Ed Yong’s The Next Plague is Coming. Is America ready? and Iliana Yurkiewicz’s Paper Trails: Living and Dying with Fragmented Medical Records.

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