Rowan Jacobsen is the author of A Geography of Oysters, Fruitless Fall, The Living Shore, American Terroir, and Shadows on the Gulf. He has written for the New York Times, Harper’s, Outside, Mother Jones, Orion, and others, and his work has been anthologized in The Best American Science and Nature Writing and Best Food Writing collections. Whether visiting endangered oystermen in Louisiana or cacao-gathering tribes in the Bolivian Amazon, his subject is how to maintain a sense of place in a world of increasing placelessness. He has won a couple of James Beard Awards, an IACP award, and some others. His 2010 book, American Terroir, was named one of the Top Ten Books of the Year by Library Journal. His Outside Magazine piece “Heart of Dark Chocolate” received the 2011 Lowell Thomas Award from the Society of American Travel Writers for best adventure story of the year, and his 2013 Harper’s piece “The Homeless Herd” was named best magazine piece of the year by the Overseas Press Club. He was a 2012 Alicia Patterson Foundation fellow, writing about endangered diversity on the borderlands between India, Myanmar, and China. His new book, Apples of Uncommon Character, will be out in September 2014. Here is a sneak preview.
New Stuff:
The Invasivore’s Dilemma (from Outside)
Volunteering for NOAA in the Gulf of Maine (from Yankee/Here & Now)
The Secret Sauce in Vermont’s Local Food Revolution (from Orion)
The Homeless Herd–Rogue Elephant Gangs in India (from Harpers)
John Bunker, Maine’s Apple Whisperer (from Mother Jones). Selected for Best Food Writing 2013
