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May 18, 2025

Is a River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane

May 18, 2025/ Steve Donoghue
Is a River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane

A new series of meditations on rivers from the author of “Underland”

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May 18, 2025/ Steve Donoghue/
Robert Macfarlane, Is a River Alive, ecology, nature, nature writing
April 10, 2025

Turning to Birds by Lili Taylor

April 10, 2025/ Steve Donoghue
Turning to Birds by Lili Taylor

Actress Lili Taylor recounts some of her adventures with birds

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April 10, 2025/ Steve Donoghue/
Turning to Birds, Lili Taylor, nature, nature writing, birds
March 28, 2025

Birds, Sex, and Beauty by Matt Ridley

March 28, 2025/ Steve Donoghue
Birds, Sex, and Beauty by Matt Ridley

Darwin’s “Descent of Man” goes to the hottest bird-dating spots in the world

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March 28, 2025/ Steve Donoghue/
Birds Sex & Beauty, birdsd, Birds, nature, nature writing, Matt Ridley, Darwin
March 19, 2025

Close to Home by Thor Hanson

March 19, 2025/ Steve Donoghue
Close to Home by Thor Hanson

A conservationist finds natural miracles in his own back yard

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March 19, 2025/ Steve Donoghue/
Close to Home, Nature, nature writing, conservation, Thor Hanson
November 05, 2024

The Courage of Birds by Pete Dunne

November 05, 2024/ Steve Donoghue
The Courage of Birds by Pete Dunne

An illustrated book about the strategies birds use to deal with cold weather

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November 05, 2024/ Steve Donoghue/
Pete Dunn, The Courage of Birds, birds, nature, nature writing
October 08, 2023

What the Bears Know by Steve Searles and Chris Erskine

October 08, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
What the Bears Know by Steve Searles and Chris Erskine

A celebrity bear expert writes an account of dealing with America’s black bears.

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October 08, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
Animals & Nature
What the Bears Know, Steve Searles, Chris Erskine, bears, black bears, nature writing, Steve Donoghue, 2023
October 22, 2022

Cold Spell by Todd Nelson

October 22, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
Cold Spell by Todd Nelson

A collection of columns about a family that moves from Chicago to small-town Maine.

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October 22, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Animals & Nature
Cold Spell, Maine, Todd Nelson, travel writing, nature writing, Steve Donoghue
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
July 30, 2021

Pastoral Song by James Rebanks

July 30, 2021/ Connor Carrns
Pastoral Song by James Rebanks

New in the US market: a book looks at the supposed joys of country living.

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July 30, 2021/ Connor Carrns/
Animals & Nature
Pastoral Song, English Pastoral, James Rebanks, nature, nature writing, Connor Carrns, farming
December 05, 2020

The Best Books of 2020: Nature!

December 05, 2020/ Steve Donoghue
The Best Books of 2020: Nature!

The category of nature has become much more relevant in the year of COVID-19.

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December 05, 2020/ Steve Donoghue/
Animals & Nature, Stevereads
Best Books of 2020, Nature, nature writing, White Feathers, Bernd Heinrich, Good Boy, Jennifer Finney Boylan, Being Frog, April Pulley Sayre, Becoming Wild, Carl Safina, The Nature of Fear, The Book of Eels, Daniel Blumstein, Patrik Svensson, Owls of the Eastern Ice, Jonathan Slaght, American Birds, Andrew Rubenfeld, Terry Tempest Williams, Library of America, Cat Tale, Craig Pittman, Nature Underfoot, John Hainze, Steve Donoghue, stevereads
June 02, 2020

The Book of Eels by Patrik Svensson

June 02, 2020/ Olive Fellows
The Book of Eels by Patrik Svensson

A new book delves into the mysteries of eels.

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June 02, 2020/ Olive Fellows/
Animals & Nature
Patrik Svensson, eels, nature writing, natural history, animals, Olive Fellows
May 26, 2020

The Bird Way by Jennifer Ackerman

May 26, 2020/ Olive Fellows
The Bird Way by Jennifer Ackerman

Jennifer Ackerman, author of “The Genius of Birds,” returns with another book about the wonders of the avian world.

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May 26, 2020/ Olive Fellows/
Animals & Nature
Jennifer Ackerman, nature writing, birds, birding guides, Olive Fellows
April 30, 2020

What It's Like To Be a Bird by David Allen Sibley

April 30, 2020/ Steve Donoghue
What It's Like To Be a Bird by David Allen Sibley

David Allen Sibley’s latest bird book is a beautifully-illustrated oversized volume on the behavior of a few dozen well-known species.

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April 30, 2020/ Steve Donoghue/
Animals & Nature
David Allen Sibley, birds, nature, nature writing, ornithology, Steve Donoghue
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