I am glad that in the nearly ten years since the publication of Hope Jahren's groundbreaking "Lab Girl," memoirs of women scientists have become something of a genre. I welcome each new one, as they continue to challenge stereotypes and provide role models for a new generation. But some of them are also just a great read - and this is the case with "Core Samples".

It is beautifully written, full of keen observations and profound reflections not only on fieldwork and academia, but also on motherhood, politics and art, and explores the question of what it means to be a scientist.

Thanks to the publisher, University of Minnesota Press, and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book.

Thanks to the author and the publisher for this ARC.
I love that this is another memoir by a woman scientist who had experience both in the field and, also, in policymaking. That made this an interesting addition to the great scientist memoirs like Lab Girl. I did feel part of the time like the writing style felt like I was being kept at an arms length from the author's actual story and feelings; it was kind of "now this, and then this happened, and then this happened." So that knocked it down a star for me. But it's a valuable memoir.