The queen of journals when it comes to nature writing, not to mention art and photography.
Debra RienstraDecember 19, 2021
By Robert Macfarlane. Splendid and fascinating exploration of the earth’s under-the-surface mysteries. Macfarlane recounts adventures in caves, glacial crevices, underground rivers, underground labs, and more. Poetic and philosophical.
Debra RienstraAugust 18, 2020
By Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris. UK folk musicians who loved Lost Words created this collection of songs based on the poems. The book includes interviews, more “spells,” and other supplementary delights.
Debra RienstraJuly 11, 2019
By Diana Beresford-Kroeger. This memoir describes the harrowing childhood and subsequent impressive career of botanist Beresford-Kroeger. Irish by birth and Canadian for most of her adult life and career, Beresford-Kroeger celebrates the Celtic heritage with its extensive plant knowledge and sense of interdependence between humans…
Debra RienstraApril 26, 2019
By Richard Powers. Interweaves the stories of nine characters who get tangled up in eco-activism, but trees and forests are the real protagonists, irradiating the novel with their being-ness. Every sentence in this absorbing novel is a work of art.
Debra RienstraApril 3, 2018
By Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris. A coffee table book pairing Macfarlane’s whimsical and muscular poems with ravishing art by Jackie Morris. Each “spell” celebrates the distinct delights of a particular creature or plant. Ideal gift for all ages, including young children.
Debra RienstraJanuary 1, 2017
Literary essays on the themes of reciprocity and gratitude, blending indigenous and scientific wisdom. A bestseller for good reason.
Debra RienstraAugust 11, 2015
By Mary Oliver. No one expresses the joy of connecting humbly to the more-than-human world better than Oliver. This is only one of her many volumes.
Debra RienstraApril 15, 2004
