Thicker Than Water

“Cirino’s personal narrative recalls almost a log-book, being poetic at times…. This characteristic makes it an easy read suitable to sensitize those with no scientific background. Several references make it an informative read and allow exploring the topic further.” – “Community Ecology”“In Thicker Than Water, journalist and photographer Erica Cirino steers us through the true scope of the plastic pollution crisis. Cirino is a talented, lyrical writer who gets her hands dirty”– “TNC’s Cool Green Science”“Timely… strikingly evocative… Thicker Than Water [is] so distinctive beyond the litany of grim statistics and accounts of plastic pollution and its impacts across the globe.”– “UnDark”“By moving the plastic crisis documentation from theory to activism and community impact, [Cirino’s] book documents environmental injustices, national choice and their impacts, and the connections between racial prejudice and contamination, offering new insights into all these topics.” – “Donovan’s Literary Services”“Thicker Than Water takes you on an engaging journey through the many challenges of plastic pollution and diverse emerging solutions. Told through Erica’s own personal experiences of epic sailing adventures at sea and connections made on land, it’s a comprehensive guide to the plastic problem and what can be done to tackle it.”–Emily Penn, director of eXXpedition“As I travel around the world aboard SeaLegacy 1, I can see with my own eyes the crisis Cirino so eloquently describes in the pages of Thicker Than Water. The ocean plastic pollution problem is solvable and it will require us to understand how it came about and who the culprits are. Thicker Than Water is an engaging narrative exploration of an issue that affects us all.”–Cristina Mittermeier, cofounder of SeaLegacy“In this time of multiple environmental catastrophes, you can superficially Google and despair or you can dive deep, inform yourself, and find your point of entry into meaningful action. Erica Cirino’s Thicker Than Water very much belongs in the latter camp. It really is the book you need to read if you want to understand ocean plastic pollution but also be part of the solution.”–Paul Greenberg, bestselling author of ‘Four Fish and The Climate Diet’

Erica Cirino is a science writer and artist who explores the intersection of the human and nonhuman worlds. Her photographic and written works have appeared in Scientific American, The Guardian, VICE, Hakai Magazine, The Atlantic, and other esteemed publications. She is a recipient of fellowships from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, and Safina Center, as well as several awards for visual art.