Rowan is the author of A Geography of Oysters, Fruitless Fall, The Living Shore, American Terroir, Shadows on the Gulf, Apples of Uncommon Character, The Essential Oyster, and Truffle Hound. He has written for Harper’s, Outside, Mother Jones, Vice, Scientific American, Smithsonian, Yankee, Orion, Food & Wine, The New York Times, The Washington Post, MIT Technology Review, and others, and his work is anthologized in The Best American Science & Nature Writing and Best Food Writing collections. He has received awards from the James Beard Foundation, the Society of American Travel Writers, and the Overseas Press Club.