The Canadian Science Writers’ Association have announced their picks for the best Canadian science books published in 2011.
Judges selected Jerry Thompson’s Cascadia’s Fault: The Deadly Earthquake that Will Devastate North America (HarperCollins Canada) as the best general audience book and Tanya Lloyd Kyi’s 50 Poisonous Questions: A Book with Bite (Annick Press) as the best youth title.
Entries were judged on the “basis of initiative, originality, scientific accuracy, clarity of interpretation and value in promoting a better understanding of science by the public.”
The awards will be presented at the CSWA’s annual meeting, which is being held at the University of Windsor, June 2“5.