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January 10, 2023

The Deluge by Stephen Markley

January 10, 2023/ Emma Miles
The Deluge by Stephen Markley

A review of Stephen Markley’s follow-up to his universally-acclaimed debut novel.

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January 10, 2023/ Emma Miles/
Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
environment, Stephen Markley, Emma Miles, 2023
December 10, 2021

Wild Design by Kimberly Ridley

December 10, 2021/ Brian Bruce
Wild Design by Kimberly Ridley

The wonders of nature are celebrated in this beautifully-illustrated book.

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December 10, 2021/ Brian Bruce/
Animals & Nature
Wild Design, Kimberly Ridley, nature, nature writing, Brian Bruce, environment
October 01, 2020

Bringing Back the Beaver by Derek Gow

October 01, 2020/ Steve Donoghue
Bringing Back the Beaver by Derek Gow

A new book by the man spearheading the drive to bring beavers back to English waterways.

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October 01, 2020/ Steve Donoghue/
Animals & Nature
Derek Gow, Chelsea Green Publishing, Steve Donoghue, animals, nature, environment
October 08, 2019

The Photo Ark: Vanishing by Joel Sartore

October 08, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
The Photo Ark: Vanishing by Joel Sartore

Here are the animals on their way off the planet.

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October 08, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Animals & Nature, Art & Music
environment, endangered species, photography, Steve Donoghue, National Geographic, Joel Sartore
September 10, 2019

Wading Right In by Catherine Owen Koning & Sharon M. Ashworth

September 10, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
Wading Right In by Catherine Owen Koning & Sharon M. Ashworth

The added charm of this book comes from its warmly human elements.

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September 10, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Animals & Nature
Catherine Owen Koning, Sharon M. Ashworth, wetlands, nature, environment, environmental science, Steve Donoghue
November 30, 2018

In Search of the Canary Tree by Lauren E. Oakes

November 30, 2018/ Olive Fellows
In Search of the Canary Tree by Lauren E. Oakes

Oakes takes us along as she and her team fight the damp and cold of the Alaskan wilderness to gather data.

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November 30, 2018/ Olive Fellows/
Science/Technology, Animals & Nature
Lauren E. Oakes, Basic Books, science, environmental science, environment, global warming, nature, Olive Fellows
November 23, 2018

The End of the End of the Earth: Essays by Jonathan Franzen

November 23, 2018/ Alex Sorondo
The End of the End of the Earth: Essays by Jonathan Franzen

Communicates a compelling voice from a speaker who’s well-intentioned, well-studied and considerate, but hopelessly aloof.

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November 23, 2018/ Alex Sorondo/
Essays, Animals & Nature
Jonathan Franzen, Alex Sorondo, environment, environmental movement, birds, Farrar Straus Giroux Books, MacMillan Publishers, essays
November 12, 2018

Never Home Alone by Rob Dunn

November 12, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
Never Home Alone by Rob Dunn

The revelation – thrilling and unsettling in equal measure – that the plain old precincts of our homes are alien wonderlands of the exotic and the unexpected.

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November 12, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Science/Technology
Never Home Alone, Rob Dunn, ecology, North Carolina State University, Camel Crickets, insects, nature, environment, Basic Books, Steve Donoghue
August 15, 2018

Extreme Conservation by Joel Berger

August 15, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
Extreme Conservation by Joel Berger

Berger goes to back-of-beyond places, observing animals as well as hardy groups of humans.

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August 15, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Science/Technology, Animals & Nature
Extreme Conservation, Joel Berger, nature, ecology, environment, environmental movement, conservation, animals, University of Chicago Press, extreme cliimates
August 13, 2018

Ben Goldfarb Q&A about BEAVERS!

August 13, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
Ben Goldfarb Q&A about BEAVERS!

Open Letters talked with author Ben Goldfarb about this sometimes-maligned fixture of the natural world.

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August 13, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Science/Technology, Stevereads, Animals & Nature, Books & Authors
Ben Goldfarb, biology, ecology, environmental science, environment, beavers, Author Interview, Stevereads, Steve Donoghue
August 08, 2018

Chesapeake Requiem by Earl Swift

August 08, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
Chesapeake Requiem by Earl Swift

The chronicle of a two-hundred-year-old crabbing community in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay that is slowly disappearing.

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August 08, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
History, Animals & Nature
Earl Swift, nonfiction, Dey Street Books, Harper Collins, crab industry, environment, ecosystems, travel, Steve Donoghue, History
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