Adventures in the Anthropocene Wins 2015 Royal Society Winton Prize

September 27, 2015 By John E. Riutta in Marginalia Tags: adventures, anthropocene, chatto, milkweed, prize, royal, society, vince, windus, winton

Gaia Vince‘s Adventures in the Anthropocene; a Journey to the Heart of the Planet We Made (Milkweed Editions / Chatto & Windus) has been awarded the 2015 Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books.

In their decision, the Winton Prize judges said, “Vince’s passion and strong voice grabs you instantly and the story she tells is truly original. A finely-crafted book on an important, urgent topic.”

Ms. Vince is reported to be the first female author to be awarded the Winton Prize entirely to herself (i.e., without a co-author) in the prize’s nearly three decade-long history.

For this interested in learning more about Adventures in the Anthropocene, the Royal Society has posted the entire first chapter online.

John E. Riutta

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