PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award (2011-2023)
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PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award, 13 Books
List of winners of the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award.
The award was founded by scientist and author Dr. Edward O. Wilson, & activist and actor Harrison Ford - who once said when asked what made him choose acting as a profession: "Failure in all other fields".
This list is a yearly book award, and was added to this site over 1 year ago.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | The Emperor of All Maladies | Siddhartha Mukherjee | 2010 | American | English | |
| 9699 | The Information | James Gleick | 2011 | American | English | |
| 12657 | Subliminal | Leonard Mlodinow | 2012 | American | English | |
| 11195 | High Price | Carl Hart | 2013 | American | English | |
| 12657 | War Of The Whales | Joshua Horwitz | 2014 | American | English | |
| 12657 | Thunder & Lightning | Lauren Redniss | 2015 | Unknown | English | |
| 12657 | Patient H.M. | Luke Dittrich | 2016 | American | English | |
| 12657 | The Butchering Art | Lindsey Fitzharris | 2017 | British | English | |
| 12657 | Eager | Ben Goldfarb | 2018 | American | English | |
| 12657 | Mama's Last Hug | Frans de Waal | 2019 | Unknown | English | |
| 12657 | Owls Of The Eastern Ice | Jonathan C. Slaght | 2020 | American | English | |
| 11195 | Fox And I | Catherine Raven | 2021 | Unknown | English | |
| 12657 | Heartbreak | Florence Williams | 2022 | American | English |