Daniel Sherrell | |
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Born | December 26, 1990 |
Education | Brown University |
Notable works | Warmth: Coming of Age at the End of Our World |
Daniel Sherrell [1] is an American author and political organizer involved in the climate movement. [2] He is the author of Warmth: Coming of Age at the End of Our World, a memoir on the climate crisis framed as a letter to Sherrell's potential future child. [3] [4]
Daniel Sherrell was born in 1990. His father is an oceanographer and his mother studies metabolism; both work at Rutgers University. [5]: 19 Sherell grew up in New Jersey and attended Brown University, graduating in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts in environmental studies. [6] At Brown, Sherrell led the Brown Divest Coal Campaign, which advocated for the university's divestment from the coal industry. [7] He also worked with individuals incarcerated by the Rhode Island Department of Corrections as part of an outreach program. [8]
In 2021, Sherrell published his first book, Warmth: Coming of Age at the End of Our World. [9] The book enjoyed positive critical reception [1] [10] [3] and was included in The New Yorker's list of "Best Books We Read in 2021." [11] Sherrell has written on climate issues for The Guardian [12] [13] and Grist. [14]
In 2022, Sherrell appeared on Storybound (podcast) for a special adaptation of an excerpt from his book Warmth.
Daniel Sherrell | |
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Born | December 26, 1990 |
Education | Brown University |
Notable works | Warmth: Coming of Age at the End of Our World |
Daniel Sherrell [1] is an American author and political organizer involved in the climate movement. [2] He is the author of Warmth: Coming of Age at the End of Our World, a memoir on the climate crisis framed as a letter to Sherrell's potential future child. [3] [4]
Daniel Sherrell was born in 1990. His father is an oceanographer and his mother studies metabolism; both work at Rutgers University. [5]: 19 Sherell grew up in New Jersey and attended Brown University, graduating in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts in environmental studies. [6] At Brown, Sherrell led the Brown Divest Coal Campaign, which advocated for the university's divestment from the coal industry. [7] He also worked with individuals incarcerated by the Rhode Island Department of Corrections as part of an outreach program. [8]
In 2021, Sherrell published his first book, Warmth: Coming of Age at the End of Our World. [9] The book enjoyed positive critical reception [1] [10] [3] and was included in The New Yorker's list of "Best Books We Read in 2021." [11] Sherrell has written on climate issues for The Guardian [12] [13] and Grist. [14]
In 2022, Sherrell appeared on Storybound (podcast) for a special adaptation of an excerpt from his book Warmth.