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Mariah Blake

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Journalist. Mom. Author, They Poisoned the World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals.

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Today is the day! After eight long years, They Poisoned the World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals is out. #PFAS @crownpublishing

The book interweaves the moving story of a small town on the frontlines of an epic global crisis with a deep investigation into one the most brazen cover-ups in corporate history, and the response from early readers has been incredibly heartening. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Dan Fagin has described it as “the definitive account of a slow-motion catastrophe and the everyday heroes who fought to bring it to light.” The Washington Post has called it “riveting,” a “deft chronicle of one of the greatest moral scandals of our time,” and “a book that none of us can afford to miss.” In the coming months, I’ll be discussing They Poisoned the World with an incredible line-up of journalists, scientists, and advocates at events across the country. I hope to see many of you there! by @mariahcblake

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My piece in today's @NYtimes about the unlikely activists who are fighting to turn off the tap on forever chemicals—and making serious headway, even as the Trump camp is dismantling environmental regulation. Thanks to @eliza9b, who edited piece, and to all of the remarkable people who trusted me with their stories. #PFAS @crownpublishing https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/opinion/forever-chemicals-pfas-pfoa.html?unlocked_article_code=1.C08.qBar.fB4yCzfmFLju&smid=url-share by @mariahcblake

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Just returned from the trip of a lifetime. #NewZealand taken in New Zealand by @mariahcblake

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Friends, the German edition of my book is nominated for Science Book of the Year by the popular magazine BILD DER WISSENSCHAFT. If you read Die Vergiftung der Welt, please consider voting for it in the magazine’s public poll.

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From my publisher @oekomverlag:

Wir freuen uns – und brauchen eure Hilfe! 💚

Beim Wissensbuch des Jahres 2026 von BILD DER WISSENSCHAFT sind gleich zwei Bücher aus unserem Verlag nominiert:

📙 »Die Vergiftung der Welt« von Mariah Blake erzählt, wie die Chemieindustrie jahrzehntelang die Gefahren von PFAS – den sogenannten Ewigkeitschemikalien – vertuscht hat.

📘 »Luchs« von Berndt Fischer und Marco Heurich zeigt in eindrucksvollen Fotografien fünf Jahre Begegnungen mit wilden Luchsen im Bayerischen Wald.

Auch die Leser*innen können Stimmen für ihre Favoriten abgeben. Wir freuen uns, wenn ihr unsere Bücher unterstützt und fleißig abstimmt! 🫶

➡️ Zur Publikumswahl: https://www.konradin-service.de/umfrage/index.php/871684?lang=de

#WissensbuchDesJahres #PFAS by @mariahcblake

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A few shots from our stopover in Fiji, where we fell in love with the land and people. Now on to New Zealand to see @rachelmorris77! taken in Fiji by @mariahcblake

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Happy Mother’s Day to my beautiful mama and all the mothers out there! by @mariahcblake

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A few shots from last night's Edgar Awards. My book was one of two works on corporate crime nominated in the "Fact Crime" category, which is wild! But also fitting, seeing as we're living through an epidemic of corporate crime fueled by the rise of a global oligarchy. Kudos to Mystery Writers of America and this year’s judges for spotlighting these real-life horror stories. And congratulations to the winner, Caroline Fraser, whose book, Murderland, explores the gruesome legacy of lead contamination. Do yourself a favor and read it. You can thank me (or curse my name) later. #PFAS #NarrativeNonfiction taken in Marriott Marquis New York-Time Square by @mariahcblake

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I had an incredible time in Los Angeles, hanging out with friends and family, attending the LA Times Book Prizes, and speaking alongside Gardiner Harris and Elizabeth Burch at the LA Times Festival of Books. I couldn't be more grateful for the people in my life. Also, I fucking love LA. #pfas #narrativenonfiction #latimesfob by @mariahcblake

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Digging into a riveting new project. Details to come. by @mariahcblake

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A clip from my conversation with authors Kenneth Rosen and Alan Weisman about the overlapping environmental crises pushing our planet to the brink—and why there’s still reason for hope. Thanks to the Tucson Festival of Books for hosting and to moderator Valerie Trouet for ending on this encouraging note. #PFAS #narrativenonfiction taken in Tucson Festival of Books by @mariahcblake

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