Rowan Jacobsen is an American author and journalist. He is known for his writings on nature, science, sustainability, and the organoleptic experience.

Biography

Jacobsen is the author of eight books. His writing has appeared in ''

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, Food & Wine, Smithsonian, Scientific American, Audubon, and Yankee among others''. Jacobsen's work is regularly anthologized in The ''Best American Science & Nature Writing'' and ''Best Food Writing'' collections. He has been an Alicia Patterson Foundation fellow where he has written about endangered diversity on the borderlands between India, Myanmar, and China. As a McGraw Center for Business Journalism Fellow, he wrote about the disruptive potential of plant-based proteins and as a Knight Science Journalism fellow at MIT he focused on the environmental and evolutionary impact of synthetic biology. He has performed with Pop-Up Magazine, lectured at Harvard and Yale, and appeared on CBS, NBC, and NPR. He currently lives in Vermont.

Awards and honors

Jacobsen received the

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for his book: ''A Geography of Oysters'' and his Eating Well piece, "Or Not to Bee." His ''Outside Magazine'' piece, "Heart of Dark Chocolate," received the

Lowell Thomas Award Lowell Jackson Thomas (April 6, 1892 – August 29, 1981) was an American writer, broadcaster, and documentary filmmaker. He authored more than fifty non-fiction books, mostly travel narratives and popular biographies of explorers and military ...

from the Society of American Travel Writers for best adventure story of the year. His ''Harper's'' piece, "The Homeless Herd," was named best magazine piece of the year by the

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. His book, "''Apples of Uncommon Character'' " was named the Best Food Book of the Year by the ''Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe,'' NPR, and others. Lastly, ''Fruitless Fall'' received the 2009 Green Prize for Sustainable Literature.

Books

*''A Geography of Oysters'' (

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, 2007) *''Fruitless Fall: The Collapse of the Honey Bee and the Coming Agricultural Crisis'' (Bloomsbury USA, 2008) *''The Living Shore: Rediscovering a Lost World'' (Bloomsbury USA, 2009) *''American Terroir: Savoring the Flavors of Our Woods, Waters, and Fields'' (Bloomsbury USA, 2010) *''Shadows on the Gulf: A Journey through Our Last Great Wetland'' (Bloomsbury USA, 2011) *''Apples of Uncommon Character: Heirlooms, Modern Classics, and Little-Known Wonders'' (Bloomsbury USA, 2014) *''The Essential Oyster: A Salty Appreciation of Taste and Temptation'' (Bloomsbury USA, 2016) *''Truffle Hound: On the Trail of the World’s Most Seductive Scent, with Dreamers, Schemers, and Some Extraordinary Dogs'' (Bloomsbury USA, 2021)

References

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