NSWA BOOK CLUB
Welcome to the NSWA Book Club! Each month, we will be reading a compelling science journalism book and then getting together with the author to discuss it. Topics will vary, but the focus will be on members and local authors, with the occasional outstanding book from outside the region. The book club will be hosted by NSWA Vice President Starre Vartan and board member Ian Rose, and accessible to all members via Zoom.
To sign up, email Starre at vp@nswa.org.
Blog Posts
The Ocean’s Menagerie Book Talk with Drew Harvell
The NSWA Book Club book talk has been rescheduled for May 19. We are excited to have Drew Harvell, a marine ecologist who researches ocean biodiversity and ocean health, specializing in diseases in marine ecosystems. Her latest book The Ocean's Menagerie: How Earth's...
Oct. 2: Bloomfield’s “Science v. Story”
The October Book Club will feature Emma Frances Bloomfield’s book "Science v. Story", dissects storytelling and weaves narrative webs to help science writers (and other communicators) build narrative strategies. She analyzes four scientific controversies—climate...
Sept 11: Heisman’s “Flight Paths”
The September Book Club will feature Rebecca Heisman’s book “Flight Paths
How a Passionate and Quirky Group of Pioneering Scientists Solved the Mystery of Bird Migration”.
August 8: Nijhuis’ “Beloved Beasts”
The August Book Club will feature Michelle Nijhuis’ Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction.
July 9: Book Club #3 – Eve
The July Book Club will feature Cat Bohannon’s best-seller, Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Evolution.
Announcing the NSWA Bookclub!
Welcome to the NSWA Book Club! Each month, we will be reading a compelling science journalism book and then getting together with the author on Zoom to discuss it.
2024 SCHEDULE
May: “Flush: The Remarkable Science of an Unlikely Treasure” by Bryn Nelson
July: “Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution” by Cat Bohannon
August: “Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction” by Michelle Nijhuis
September: “Flight Paths: How a Passionate and Quirky Group of Pioneering Scientists Solved the Mystery of Bird Migration” by Rebecca Heisman
October: “Science v. Story: Narrative Strategies for Science Communicators” by Emma Frances Bloomfield
November: “Sing Like Fish: How Sound Rules Life Under Water” by Amorina Kingdon
December: TBD