Juli Berwald Author

Juli Berwald is a celebrated ocean scientist and author based in Austin, Texas. Her 2022 book Life on the Rocks: Building a Future for Coral Reefs was a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize and was named a Book of the Year by The New Yorker, while her memoir Spineless: The Science of Jellyfish and the Art of Growing a Backbone received rave reviews from The Guardian, The New Statesman and The New York Times. Juli is a regular contributor to National Geographic, Time Magazine and The New York Times; she also holds a PhD in Ocean Science from the University of Southern California.