Rowan Jacobsen
@rowanjacobsen
Author of nine books. Recent pieces in Outside, Smithsonian, Scientific American, others. Occasional stomper of sacred grapes.
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Chocolate, oysters, apples, oh my! All that and more at Hotel Vermont this Saturday, 4-6 pm. Pick up a book and taste some cider from Eden too. Stay for dinner. We are! EdenSpecialtyCiders Hotel Vermont Tix: hotelvt.com/apples-oysters…
.Rowan Jacobsen’s book, “Wild Chocolate” (Bloomsbury U.S.), “doesn’t let you, me, or the rest of the world’s chocoholics off the hook for this sorry state of affairs,” writes Tim Carman. theamericanscholar.org/heart-of-semi-…
The candy we dispense to trick-or-treaters is the product of an industry rooted in human exploitation and environmental destruction. So how can we address these issues? Rowan Jacobsen’s new book tries to answer. theamericanscholar.org/heart-of-semi-…
We're in the goldean age of chocolate, says Rowan Jacobsen bookoftheday.nextbigideaclub.com/p/the-secret-m…
Fun news: Wild Chocolate has been shortlisted for the 2025 James Beard Award in Literary Writing. Huge thanks to Bloomsbury U.S. for such a beautiful book and to Kaleidoscope for getting the story rolling with the podcast. Nominees here jamesbeard.org/stories/2025-j… James Beard Foundation .
Greater distance from the equator is strongly linked to the prevalence of multiple sclerosis. A nice article in Scientific american by Rowan Jacobsen scientificamerican.com/article/surpri…
From Scientific American: Can Sunlight Cure Disease? by Rowan Jacobsen Sunshine may hold healing rays for a variety of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis. Scientists are turning this surprising discovery into treatments. #Longreads #Longform scientificamerican.com/article/surpri…
s/o to Rowan Jacobsen for an incredible article ☀️ scientificamerican.com/article/surpri…
We are so excited to partner with Richardson Reads One Book and look forward to the author visit next month with Rowan Jacobsen!! Come by and check out Wild Chocolate! #PHSlibrary #mustangmagic #librariesinRISD #RISDDreamBig
jelani cobb Taylor Lorenz Jack Shafer Max Tani Rowan Jacobsen (Rowan Jacobsen) chases a good night’s sleep to the Sonoran Desert and examines his relationship to artificial light. harpers.org/archive/2025/1…
“I’ve come for a monthlong intervention. No light after dark. I picked this place online because of the location and the stargazing, and because it was the closest I could get to the Great Rift Valley on a budget.” —Rowan Jacobsen harpers.org/archive/2025/1…
“The more I’m in such plant-based lightscapes, the more LED bulbs seem fit only for asylums and nightmares. I haven’t used mine in weeks.” Rowan Jacobsen on artificial light and the pursuit of a good night’s sleep. harpers.org/archive/2025/1…
“About one in three American adults gets less than the recommended seven hours of sleep per night. The costs are staggering: by one estimate, up to $411 billion per year in disease, accidents, and lost productivity.” —Rowan Jacobsen harpers.org/archive/2025/1…
From Rowan Jacobsen: It feels strangely radical to have the sunset as one’s entire agenda. riskgaming.com/i/180714225/da…
