Cynthia Barnett
Environmental journalist and author
Cynthia Barnett is an American journalist who covers the environment, especially water. Her book Rain was longlisted for the National Book Award.
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American Born in Fort Myers, Florida, United States
Influenced by Rachel Carson, Robin Wall Kimmerer
About Cynthia Barnett
Barnett reports on environmental subjects, with water and climate at the center of her work. Her articles have appeared in National Geographic, the New York Times and The Atlantic. She has written four books: Mirage (2007), Blue Revolution (2011), Rain (2015) and The Sound of the Sea (2021). Mirage earned the Florida Book Awards gold medal in nonfiction. Rain was longlisted for the National Book Award and was a finalist for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Award for Literary Science Writing. Barnett holds a bachelor's degree in journalism and a master's in environmental history. She also spent a year studying water science and history at the University of Michigan on a fellowship. She lives in Gainesville, Florida, and has a role at the University of Florida's journalism college.