NEW BOOKS

— Nature/the Environment —


Under a White Sky

The Nature of the Future

 

by Elizabeth Kolbert

In this follow-up to Pulitzer Prize-winning The Sixth Extinction, Kolbert examines our natural world and shares how biologists, engineers, researchers, and physicists are working to heal and save it.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR WRITING

ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Time, Esquire, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews

Published by Crown (April 4, 2022). Original (hardcover) edition published February 9, 2021.

 

Echoes From Walden

Poems Inspired by Thoreau’s Life And Work

 

Edited by David K. Leff

A selection of poetry inspired by iconic environmentalist Henry David Thoreau, including both his contemporaries and poets of today. Leff uses poetry to examine Thoreau’s enduring legacy.

This collection also features the classic Thoreau Country photographs of Herbert W. Gleason.

Published by Homebound Publications (June 2021)

A Year in Nature

A Memoir of Solace

 
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by Clare Walker Leslie

A collection of illustrated, hand-written journals from three years of reflections and responses to personal, political, and environmental concerns.

Published by Green Writers Press (April 2020)

 

Spirit of Place

The Making of a New England Garden

 

by Bill Noble

For 25 years Bill Noble has worked as a garden design and professional in garden preservation. As Director of Preservation for the Garden Conservancy, he was instrumental in the preservation and restoration of dozens of gardens throughout the United States. The insights gained from the gardens and gardeners he has worked with are reflected in his own garden in Norwich, Vermont, which is included in the Smithsonian Institution’s Archive of American Gardens and has been featured in Martha Stewart Living, House & Garden, the New York Times, and Outstanding American Gardens. 

Published by Timber Press

 

Love Poems From Vermont

reflections on an inner and outer state

 
 

by Jon Meyer

Jon Meyer is currently writing and producing a new series of poetry books. The first book in the series is Love Poems from Vermont. His love of nature and Vermont travel has paired new poems with inspired images taken in Vermont. He writes the poems first, then searches for a Vermont scene appropriate to merge the photo image with the poem.

Winner of four awards from

The National Readers Choice Awards (Reader Views):

Best Poetry Book for 2020

Best Regional Book for 2020

Best North East book for 2020

Finished 2nd in the Travel / Nature category