A very good and well-structured introduction into science writing. The book is divided into 5 five parts: “Who Is a Science Journalist and How Do you become one”, “What makes a Science Story and How Do You Find One?” (this chapter I really found very interesting), “How Do You Report a Science Story?”, “How Do You Tell Your Story?” and “How Do You Build Expertise in Science Writing?”. In my opinion I found the fourth chapter (how do you tell your story) especially convincing and helpful, as it can not only be used for science writing, but for all kind of writing. There’s a great transfer effect here.

In general, I appreciated the hands on knowledge and tips, so one can use it as a kind of go-to workbook. The good structure also makes it possible to directly jump to the part that is of most interest and not having to read the whole book, if certain parts don’t resonate or are of high priority at the moment. (Although of course, it is still interesting to get the full picture.)
Overall, I would recommend this book to journalist students or people who (obviously) want to go into science writing. But it could also be for people that have a lot of connections to that kind of field (I.e. politicians or club-presidents or similar).

I did not love this book. Unfortunately, I just don't think it was meant for me. I am a PhD science student, and I thought this would be a good resource to guide me in writing, both professionally, and for the public. What this ends up actually being is a much more esoteric list of essays specifically for science journalist. The material is so specific that it doesn't work very well outside of the field. If you are a science writer, I think it will be a great resource. For the general reader or even a professional scientist, there are better resources worth reading.

Great collection of advice from some of the smartest voices in science writing. It's sure to be of help to people just starting out in the field, as well as to professors to the next generation of science writers.