Best American Science and Nature Writing 2022

English language

Published Jan. 2, 2022 by HarperCollins Publishers.

ISBN:: 978-0-358-61449-4

(1 review)

A collection of the best science and nature articles written in 2021, selected by guest editor renowned marine biologist Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and series editor Jaime Green.

Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, renowned marine biologist and co-founder of the All We Can Save climate initiative, compiles the best science and nature writing of the year.

1 edition

J. J. Zepfanman @...readers reviewed Best American Science and Nature Writing 2022 by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

An important retrospective of 2021 writings

4 stars

I ran across this book at the library, and I'll definitely be seeking out the 2023 edition when it's released in October.

I really appreciate editor Ayana Elizabeth Johnson's commitment to including more diverse writers than the "white and coastal collection of pieces from highbrow publications."

I didn't read all of the writings in this book. They were all published in 2021, so I felt like some were already out of date. I simply skimmed the t.o.c. and picked the ones that looked the most interesting. I've already commented on Bookwyrm about the pieces by Wells, Kaplan, and Malloy.

I focused on the "Futures We Could Have" section, as I was most interested in solutions. The final piece on indigenous conservation efforts (by Sengupta, Einhorn, and Andreoni) was a good way to cap off the readings. "Researchers have found that biodiversity protection often works best when local communities have a …

I ran across this book at the library, and I'll definitely be seeking out the 2023 edition when it's released in October.

I really appreciate editor Ayana Elizabeth Johnson's commitment to including more diverse writers than the "white and coastal collection of pieces from highbrow publications."

I didn't read all of the writings in this book. They were all published in 2021, so I felt like some were already out of date. I simply skimmed the t.o.c. and picked the ones that looked the most interesting. I've already commented on Bookwyrm about the pieces by Wells, Kaplan, and Malloy.

I focused on the "Futures We Could Have" section, as I was most interested in solutions. The final piece on indigenous conservation efforts (by Sengupta, Einhorn, and Andreoni) was a good way to cap off the readings. "Researchers have found that biodiversity protection often works best when local communities have a stake."