The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2023

Cheers 2023 with a roundup of the year’s best science and nature essays. Read this collection with us this December.

illustrated stack of books with text "scifri book club"Welcome to the SciFri Book Club page about The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2023. There’s lots of ways to participate: Read the book, join our community space, attend an event, sign up for our email newsletter, or send a message on the SciFri VoxPop app.


This December, the SciFri Book Club will read The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2023, edited by Carl Zimmer and Jaime Green.

This Book Club season kicks off Friday, December 1, and you can read along with us! Check back here for more updates about this Book Club pick soon.


Grab Your Own Copy

If you’d like to purchase a physical copy, we encourage you to start local! Check out the SciFri Book Club partner bookstores and libraries—if you’re in the area, consider supporting your local bookseller or public library (plus, mention our Book Club for a percentage off your purchase at participating shops!).

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If they don’t have the book in stock or you’d rather purchase online, you can support Science Friday by buying your copy on our Bookshop.org page.


Join Our Community Space

And as you start reading, join us on our online community space: the SciFri Book Club is on Mighty Networks, a platform where we can gather, read and discuss science books together. We’ve built this community space to create a better way for readers to stay connected with other Book Clubbers, and we hope you’ll join us there!

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