Book Review
The Story Is in Our Bones
by Kristen Rabe
Comprehensive and inspiring, "The Story Is in Our Bones" reviews how women, Indigenous people, and other activists across the globe are working to counter climate change and protect ecosystems. In this persuasive book, Osprey Orielle...
Book Review
Toward a Holy Ecology
by Kristen Rabe
Rabbi Ellen Bernstein’s "Toward a Holy Ecology" is a meditative, captivating interpretation of Song of Songs that emphasizes the natural world, women’s strength, and wholeness. The Song of Songs, an enigmatic poem that celebrates a...
Book Review
Otter Country
by Kristen Rabe
In her beautiful, mesmerizing memoir "Otter Country", Miriam Darlington traces her year-long exploration of rivers, estuaries, and marshlands in Great Britain in search of the provocative, secretive otter. An entrancing storyteller,...
Book Review
Escaping Nature
by Kristen Rabe
"Escaping Nature" is an illuminating, practical resource that summarizes the potential threats of climate change and recommends actionable steps to prepare and respond. While most books on climate change call for sweeping global and...
Book Review
A Darwinian Survival Guide
by Kristen Rabe
Timely, thought-provoking, and refreshingly optimistic, "A Darwinian Survival Guide" says that human beings must understand and apply the principles of evolution to survive climate change. In this insightful book, field biologists Daniel...
Book Review
The Last Pool of Darkness
by Kristen Rabe
Combining detailed descriptions of Connemara’s history, folklore, artistry, geology, and nature, Tim Robinson’s "The Last Pool of Darkness" is a sprawling, joyful romp along Ireland’s western coastline. The second volume in a...
Book Review
The Two-Headed Whale
by Kristen Rabe
Sandy Winterbottom’s "The Two-Headed Whale" intertwines her engrossing 2016 Antarctica travel account with the story of a whaling ship deckhand in the early 1950s. Winterbottom spent six weeks on a “sleek, beautiful, hand-built—and...
Book Review
Enchanted Forests
by Kristen Rabe
Boria Sax’s "Enchanted Forests" spurs the imagination with its wide-ranging examination of literature, folklore, and visual art related to forests and their creatures. This engaging, scholarly volume summarizes how, throughout history,...