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Why Did Renaissance Europeans See Merpeople Everywhere?

Why Did Renaissance Europeans See Merpeople Everywhere?

Vaughn Scribner on Made-Up Monsters in the
Age of Imperial Conquest

By Vaughn Scribner | September 28, 2020

The Book That Changed My Life: Giving Voice to the Divine, Inexplicable Ocean

The Book That Changed My Life: Giving Voice to the Divine, Inexplicable Ocean

Jock Serong on the Writing of the Reclusive James Hamilton Paterson

By Jock Serong | September 24, 2020

On Planting Seeds, Excavating Language, and the Politics<br> of Place

On Planting Seeds, Excavating Language, and the Politics
of Place

Kerri ní Dochartaigh and Katie Holten in Conversation

By Literary Hub | September 23, 2020

On Land Ethics and One of the Last Heaths in Northern Europe

On Land Ethics and One of the Last Heaths in Northern Europe

Why Robert Michael Pyle Is Haunted by a Field of Heather

By Robert Michael Pyle | September 18, 2020

Spending a Night Alone in Mount Everest's Death Zone

Spending a Night Alone in Mount Everest's Death Zone

Jennifer Hull on One Mountaineer's Perilous Trip

By Jennifer Hull | September 16, 2020

When a Libertarian Experiment Backfires

When a Libertarian Experiment Backfires

Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling in Conversation with Andrew Keen on
the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | September 15, 2020

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Christian Cooper wrote a graphic novel about birding, and you can read it online for free.

By Corinne Segal | September 10, 2020

Writing in the Edgelands: A Conversation Between Kerri Arsenault and
Elizabeth Rush

By Kerri Arsenault | September 8, 2020

It Turns Out Fracking Doesn't Even Make That Much Money

It Turns Out Fracking Doesn't Even Make That Much Money

Bethany McLean Guests on Underreported with Nicholas Lemann From Columbia Global Reports

By Underreported with Nicholas Lemann | September 8, 2020

Inclusivity, Sustainability, and... Disaster? Your Climate Readings for September

Inclusivity, Sustainability, and... Disaster? Your Climate Readings for September

Climate Activist and Reporter Amy Brady Recommends Five New Books

By Amy Brady | September 2, 2020

We Have Ancient Greece to Thank For Contemporary Gardens

We Have Ancient Greece to Thank For Contemporary Gardens

Penelope Hobhouse on the Long-Ago Roots of Naturalistic Wonder

By Penelope Hobhouse | August 31, 2020

Lia Purpura on Decomposing Deer and the Forces of Restoration

Lia Purpura on Decomposing Deer and the Forces of Restoration

From the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | August 31, 2020

Lake Michigan Thinks It's <br>Still an Ocean

Lake Michigan Thinks It's
Still an Ocean

Jill Sisson Quinn on the Strange Allure of One of the Great Lakes

By Jill Sisson Quinn | August 28, 2020

Prayer to the Redwood

Prayer to the Redwood

A Poem By Mai Der Vang

By Mai Der Vang | August 28, 2020

Do we really need another book about Henry David Thoreau?

Do we really need another book about Henry David Thoreau?

By Jonny Diamond | August 25, 2020

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