The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2025 by Susan Orlean & Jaime Green ~ a Review
by Donna Huber
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.
Amazon affiliate links are used on this site. A free audiobook was provided for an honest review.
October 2025; HarperAudio; 9780063414235
audio (12h 21m), ebook, print; nonfiction
Several years ago, I attended a science writers' workshop, and we were given copies of that year's Best American Science and Nature Writing book. I read a few of the entries, and every year since I have tried to read the newest edition. But I never seem to find the time. When I saw that this year's audiobook edition was for review, I jumped at it.
While I write about science, I don't read as much writing by others as I would like throughout the year. That is why I'm drawn to this series. I get to sample a lot of different science and nature essays without having to search for them. A number of these essays were published in The Atlantic or The New Yorker, so they are very much written for a lay audience.
Most of the essays centered around the life sciences, which I prefer to the physical sciences. Some of them, like the one about worms, were just as much about the science as it was about the people involved, which added an extra dimension to the story. I found all of them very interesting.
The audiobook was easy to listen to. There are multiple narrators, and they alternate reading each essay, so it is clear when one essay is finished and a new one is started.
It makes me want to dig out my copies of previous editions and read them, as I could have listened to so many more essays than are included in this edition.
If you like learning about new things and the people undertaking unique and interesting activities, then you will want to pick up this book.
Buy The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2025 at Amazon
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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.
Amazon affiliate links are used on this site. A free audiobook was provided for an honest review.
October 2025; HarperAudio; 9780063414235audio (12h 21m), ebook, print; nonfiction
Several years ago, I attended a science writers' workshop, and we were given copies of that year's Best American Science and Nature Writing book. I read a few of the entries, and every year since I have tried to read the newest edition. But I never seem to find the time. When I saw that this year's audiobook edition was for review, I jumped at it.
While I write about science, I don't read as much writing by others as I would like throughout the year. That is why I'm drawn to this series. I get to sample a lot of different science and nature essays without having to search for them. A number of these essays were published in The Atlantic or The New Yorker, so they are very much written for a lay audience.
Most of the essays centered around the life sciences, which I prefer to the physical sciences. Some of them, like the one about worms, were just as much about the science as it was about the people involved, which added an extra dimension to the story. I found all of them very interesting.
The audiobook was easy to listen to. There are multiple narrators, and they alternate reading each essay, so it is clear when one essay is finished and a new one is started.
It makes me want to dig out my copies of previous editions and read them, as I could have listened to so many more essays than are included in this edition.
If you like learning about new things and the people undertaking unique and interesting activities, then you will want to pick up this book.
Buy The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2025 at Amazon
Donna Huber is an avid reader and natural encourager. She is the founder of Girl Who Reads and the author of how-to marketing book Secrets to a Successful Blog Tour.
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