Out of the Lab, Onto the Page: A Conversation with Hope Jahren
by Tana Tymesen Despite what the reviews and the summary descriptions say, Lab Girl is a love story. Lab Girl is, categorically, a memoir, and Hope Jahren is, categorically, a scientist. However, she’s possessed with the linguistic dexterity to make the lifespan of a tree and its family history sound like poetry. Her frustrated descriptions of the trials of federal funding sizzle. Jahren’s clear, wry voice is explicitly feminist, and she’s brutally honest about her journey as a woman in…