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First published 2023

Fire Weather

A True Story from a Hotter World

by John Vaillant

Pulitzer Nonfiction 2024 · Finalist NBA Nonfiction 2023 · Finalist Baillie Gifford 2023 · Winner

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Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction 2024 Finalist
National Book Award for Nonfiction 2023 Finalist
Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2023 Winner

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