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9 New Books To Read in June

9 New Books To Read in June

Recommended Reading by Lit Hub Staff and Contributors

By Literary Hub | June 4, 2020

Gardening during quarantine? Get some inspiration from master horticulturist Eudora Welty.

Gardening during quarantine? Get some inspiration from master horticulturist Eudora Welty.

By Aaron Robertson | May 29, 2020

What Comes Next: Life Beyond Pandemic

What Comes Next: Life Beyond Pandemic

Bill McKibben, Noam Chomsky, Ai-jen Poo, and More on What to Make of the Future

By Corinne Segal | May 28, 2020

On the Many Mysteries of the<br> European Eel

On the Many Mysteries of the
European Eel

Patrik Svensson's Long Search for Understanding

By Patrik Svensson | May 26, 2020

Death of a Radical Rewilder

Death of a Radical Rewilder

Joanna Pocock on the Life and Times of Finisia Medrano, 1956-2020

By Joanna Pocock | May 20, 2020

Meet the Stone Collector of Iceland's Eastern Coast

Meet the Stone Collector of Iceland's Eastern Coast

A. Kendra Greene Gathers the History of a Life

By A. Kendra Greene | May 15, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • The Things We Never Say
  • John of John
  • Ghost Stories: A Memoir
  • Look What You Made Me Do
  • Backtalker: An American Memoir
  • Glorious Country: How the Artist Frederic Church Brought the World to America and America to the World

How Elephant Matriarchs Gain Power as They Age

By Hannah Mumby | May 14, 2020

Fungi's Lessons for Adapting to Life on a Damaged Planet

By Literary Hub | May 12, 2020

An open letter from writers, artists and scientists argues that there's no "back to normal."

By Corinne Segal | May 8, 2020

How to feel better about doing nothing right now.

How to feel better about doing nothing right now.

By Corinne Segal | May 7, 2020

Nature Tourism During the Pandemic Offers a Lesson in Ecological Ethics

Nature Tourism During the Pandemic Offers a Lesson in Ecological Ethics

Todd Robert Petersen on Our Treatment of National Parks

By Todd Robert Petersen | May 4, 2020

For Earth Day, join a reading and discussion with US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo.

For Earth Day, join a reading and discussion with US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo.

By Corinne Segal | April 22, 2020

On Earth Day, Turning to <br>Poetry for Hope

On Earth Day, Turning to
Poetry for Hope

"I rest in the grace of the world and am free."

By Elizabeth J. Coleman | April 22, 2020

New Growth: Life in a <br>Pandemic Spring

New Growth: Life in a
Pandemic Spring

Kerri Arsenault With the View From the Orchard

By Kerri Arsenault | April 15, 2020

How Plants Helped Colette Satisfy an Insatiable Desire

How Plants Helped Colette Satisfy an Insatiable Desire

Damon Young on Colette's Life in the Garden

By Damon Young | April 13, 2020

On Leaving a Life and Moving to Alaska

On Leaving a Life and Moving to Alaska

(With a Pack of Sled Dogs as Companions)

By Kristin Knight Pace | April 10, 2020

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