Juli Berwald’s Life on the Rocks Meditates on Coral Reefs, Motherhood, and Battling the Unknown
In Life on the Rocks, scientist-turned-writer Juli Berwald paints a bittersweet portrait of coral reef loss and the scientists working against all odds to stop it. As she writes about corals, she weaves in pieces of her own life, as her work mothering a daughter battling mental illness becomes harder to separate from the science. Celia Ford spoke with Berwald about how to introduce personal narrative and vulnerability into science writing.
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