Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World

Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction · 2024 · ShortlistNational Book Award for Nonfiction · 2023 · Shortlist

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction	2024	Shortlist
National Book Award for Nonfiction	2023	Shortlist

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Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World by John Vaillant.

About the Author

John VaillantCanadian-American

John Vaillant is a Canadian-American author of nonfiction. His book Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World won the Baillie Gifford Prize in 2023 and was also nominated for the National Book Award. He is known for The Tiger and The Golden Spruce.

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Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World

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