The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2025
By (Author) Susan Orlean
By (author) Jaime Green
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
HarperCollins
1st November 2025
United States
General
Non Fiction
Science: general issues
Nature and the natural world: general interest
Paperback
272
Width 140mm, Height 210mm, Spine 16mm
295g
Susan Orleanthe belovedNew Yorkerstaff writerand the author of theNew York Timesbestsellers Rin Tin Tin,The Orchid Thief, and On Animalsselects 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 countrys finest short fiction and nonfiction, and it is the most respectedand most popularof its kind.
New York Times bestselling author Susan Orlean selectstwenty pieces that represent the best science and nature writing publishedthe previous year and explores our ever-changing world.
Jaime Green, series editor, is a freelance writer and editor. She is the associate editor of Future Tense, a partnership of Slate, New America, and Arizona State University. Her first book, about how we imagine alien life in science and in fiction, will be published in 2023.