From ants scurrying under leaf litter to bees able to fly higher than Mount Kilimanjaro, insects are everywhere. Three out of every four of our planet’sknown animal species are insects. In The Insect Crisis, acclaimed journalist Oliver Milman dives into the torrent of recent evidence that suggests this kaleidoscopic group of creatures is suffering the […]
Join Thoreau Farm for a series of panel discussions about how Henry David Thoreau would approach today’s world. Featuring the contributors of our latest book, What Would Henry Do? Essays for the 21st Century, Volume 2, this panel will consider if Henry David Thoreau were alive today, what would HE think, what HE say, what […]
Sounds Wild and Broken is an invitation to listen, wonder, belong, and act. We live on a planet alive with song, music, and speech. David Haskell explores how these wonders came to be. In rain forests shimmering with insect sound and swamps pulsing with frog calls we learn about evolution’s creative powers. From birds in […]
“Birds are my almanac. They tune me into the seasons, and into myself.” So begins Conversations with Birds, a lively collection of essays by acclaimed filmmaker and novelist Priyanka Kumar. Growing up at the feet of the Himalayas in northern India, Kumar took for granted her immersion in a lush natural world. After moving to […]
A vibrant history of the modern conservation movement through the lives and ideas of the people who built it. Winner of the Sierra Club’s 2021 Rachel Carson Award // One of the Chicago Tribune’s 10 Best Books of 2021 // One of Smithsonian Magazine’s 10 Best Science Books of 2021 // One of Booklist’s 10 […]
Church of the Wild places Thoreau’s intimacy with nature into a community of spiritual practice. With a fresh look at a beloved community larger than our own species, this book uncovers the wild roots of faith to undergird our commitment to a groaning and glorious earth. Simple practices of sacred reconnection with the land, waters […]
Join leading Thoreau scholar Lawrence Buell at Thoreau Farm as he shares his book, the first concise account of Thoreau’s life, thought, and impact in more than half a century. His book offers a highly readable entry-point for readers unfamiliar with this author, agitator, naturalist, and sage that is packed with new insights sure to […]
In this lively, funny memoir, Peggy Orenstein sets out to make a sweater from scratch—shearing, spinning, dyeing wool—and in the process discovers how we find our deepest selves through craft. Orenstein spins a yarn that will appeal to everyone. The COVID pandemic propelled many people to change their lives in ways large and small. Some […]
Emily Monosson’s book "Blight: Fungi and the Coming Pandemic" is a prescient warning about the mysterious and deadly world of fungi—and how to avert further loss across species, including our own. Fungi are everywhere. Most are harmless; some are helpful. A few are killers. Collectively, infectious fungi are the most devastating agents of disease on […]
Emily Monosson’s book Blight: Fungi and the Coming Pandemic is a prescient warning about the mysterious and deadly world of fungi—and how to avert further loss across species, including our own. Fungi are everywhere. Most are harmless; some are helpful. A few are killers. Collectively, infectious fungi are the most devastating agents of disease on […]
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