(Covers courtesy of Viking, Harper Collins, Canongate) Whether it’s the poisoned landscape of Chernobyl or a shadowy community operating in a factory-scarred section of New Jersey - Flyn finds fascinating stories and tells them with the skill of a novelist. In one fascinating chapter that has the feel of a ghost story, a small boat pulls away from the author, leaving her alone on a remote Scottish island with a call of warning to “stay in the house at night” and lock the door or the island’s animals – a herd of feral cattle left behind when humans quit the island - might trample her. Chancy discusses novel about 2010 Haiti earthquake, plight of refugeesĪn excellent work of page-turning nonfiction, the book explores once-inhabited landscapes after humans have left them behind. 7 books about eels, mushrooms, moths and monsters that bring the outdoors to you.
Want to join ‘Parks & Rec’ star Nick Offerman on a walk in the woods? With his new book, you can.How Robert Macfarlane journeyed down into the earth to find ‘Underland’.5 books by diverse nature writers to open up new landscapes to readers.This week’s books section features some interesting works involving the natural world: a YA book about a California wildfire a reissue of an 80-year-old novel about a storm slamming into the West Coast and a work of nonfiction about our most precious resource, water.īefore we get to those, however, there are a few more titles we’d like to highlight.
3 new books on nature and the environment explore the effect of humans on the landscape – Orange County Register
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