I’m greatly honored to be a fellow at Knight Science Journalism for Fall/Winter 2021-2022. I’ll be working on a new book project about an animal very close to my heart.
Gold medal from IBPA Benjamin Awards!
Whoa, did I read that right!? I guess I did. Baggage has received a GOLD medal from the IBPA Benjamin Awards in the Travel category. I’m super honored and excited.
Zoom reading and Q&A with NAMI-Minnesota
In May, I gave a zoom reading and Q&A with NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) – Minnesota. It was a great event! You can view it here.
Baggage awarded a Silver in Memoir from Nautilus
I’m very honored that Baggage got a Silver medal in Memoir & Personal Journey for the Nautilus Book Awards!
This is especially cool because Nautilus focuses on books that “support conscious living & green values, high-level wellness, positive social change & social justice, and spiritual growth.”
Finalist for the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards!
Baggage is a finalist for the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award in the Travel category! Winners will be announced in Mid-may.
Baggage: Confessions of a Globe-Trotting Hypochondriac

“Everyone who travels has had jitters about things that could go wrong because, well, they can. Maybe you love to travel, but it still makes you nervous. Maybe you are still too nervous to travel. The world-hopping writer Jeremy Hance has written this perfect book to show you that you’re not alone in your travel fears, that there are ways to get over it before it gets over you—and that in the end a lot of what we fear is pretty damn funny. Read. Laugh. Breathe.”
Carl Safina, Bestselling Author of Becoming Wild; How Animal Cultures Raise Families, Create Beauty, and Achieve Peace