The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction · 2014 · ShortlistKirkus Prize for Nonfiction · 2014 · Shortlist
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction | 2014 | Shortlist |
| Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction | 2014 | Shortlist |
About This Book
Elizabeth Kolbert argues that human activity is driving a sixth mass extinction comparable to the five that preceded it in geological time. Traveling to coral reefs, the Amazon, and other ecosystems, she profiles species already lost and those on the brink. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 2015, and shortlisted for the NBCC Award.
About the Author
Elizabeth Kolbert is an American journalist and author best known for her science and environmental writing. She has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1999, where her reporting on climate change and the natural world has reached millions of readers. She graduated from Yale University and later studied at the University of Hamburg on a Fulbright Scholarship. Read more →
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