Meet the Writers on the Baillie Gifford Prize Longlist

Meet the Writers on the Baillie Gifford Prize Longlist

Interviews with Some of Today’s Finest Writers of Nonfiction

By Literary Hub | October 1, 2022

“Let the Bees Tell You.” On the Holy Bible (For Beekeepers) of Buckfast Abbey

“Let the Bees Tell You.” On the Holy Bible (For Beekeepers) of Buckfast Abbey

Allison LaSorda Considers the Unlikely Legacy of a Benedictine Apiarist

By Allison LaSorda | September 29, 2022

What Makes Spiders So Terribly Scary to Human Beings?

What Makes Spiders So Terribly Scary to Human Beings?

Kate Summerscale on the Enduring Persistence of Arachnophobia

By Kate Summerscale | September 28, 2022

Annie Proulx on the Lost Ecological Paradise of the English Fenlands

Annie Proulx on the Lost Ecological Paradise of the English Fenlands

A Story of a Tearing the Infinitely Complex Web of Life

By Annie Proulx | September 27, 2022

J. Drew Lanham on Finding Refuge in His Backyard During the Pandemic Lockdown

J. Drew Lanham on Finding Refuge in His Backyard During the Pandemic Lockdown

This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | September 26, 2022

Instinct vs. Insight: How Much Foresight Do Animals Have?

Instinct vs. Insight: How Much Foresight Do Animals Have?

Thomas Suddendorf, Jonathan Redshaw, and Adam Bulley on the Capacity to Think Ahead

By Thomas Suddendorf, Jonathan Redshaw, and Adam Bulley | September 22, 2022

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Beyond Apocalypse: How the New Eco-Literature Points Toward Ways of Reshaping Our Consciousness

By Alan Rossi | September 21, 2022

How the Myth of Human Exceptionalism Cut Us Off From Nature

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“I hunt and fish because it helps my writing.” Some Very Specific Writing Advice from Jim Harrison

By Jim Harrison | September 12, 2022

David G. Haskell on the Beginning of Sound on Earth

David G. Haskell on the Beginning of Sound on Earth

This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | September 12, 2022

Myth Translated Into Action: A Plea for Practical Commitment to Our Planet

Myth Translated Into Action: A Plea for Practical Commitment to Our Planet

Karen Armstrong Considers Mythos, Logos, and Ritual

By Karen Armstrong | September 8, 2022

David Suzuki on the Urgency of Scientific Education in an Era of Climate Emergency

David Suzuki on the Urgency of Scientific Education in an Era of Climate Emergency

"It is clear that reason and facts alone no longer suffice to move people and society to action."

By David Suzuki | September 8, 2022

On Wildness and Communication: Exploring the Inner Lives of Animals in Fiction

On Wildness and Communication: Exploring the Inner Lives of Animals in Fiction

Talia Lakshmi Kolluri on the Inspiration Behind Her Debut Collection

By Talia Lakshmi Kolluri | September 8, 2022

Daegan Miller on the Shifting Meaning of Historical Landmarks

Daegan Miller on the Shifting Meaning of Historical Landmarks

This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | September 7, 2022

Law of the Tongue: When Humans and Killer Whales Hunt Together

Law of the Tongue: When Humans and Killer Whales Hunt Together

Tom Mustill on the Unique Relationship Between a Pod and a Whaler

By Tom Mustill | September 7, 2022

How Making Maple Syrup Keeps Native Culture Alive

How Making Maple Syrup Keeps Native Culture Alive

Joseph Bruchac on Tapping Maple Trees in the Adirondack Foothills

By Joseph Bruchac | September 2, 2022

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