Rosanna Xia discusses California Against the Sea with Mary Ellen Hannibal at Sausalito Books by the Bay.

100 Bay Street, Sausalito, CA.

Rosanna Xia is an environmental reporter for the Los Angeles Times, where she specializes in stories about the coast and ocean. She was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2020 for explanatory reporting, and her work has been anthologized in the Best American Science and Nature Writing series.

Mary Ellen Hannibal is a Bay Area writer and editor focusing on natural history. She is the author of Citizen Scientist: Searching for Heroes and Hope in an Age of Extinction, The Spine of the Continent, Evidence of Evolution, Good Parenting Through Your Divorce, and Leaves & Pods. She is the recipient of several fellowships and awards, including the National Association of Science Writers award.