"Subjugate the Earth" is Philipp Blom’s insightful, timely, and ambitious survey of the history of ideas related to humanity’s domination of nature. Rigorous and comprehensive, the book examines a range of philosophical ideas related... Read More

Incorporating a wide range of references to art, science, and religious history, "Knock at the Sky" is Liz Charlotte Grant’s beautiful, daring, sweeping interpretation of Genesis. In this mesmerizing discussion of the biblical book,... Read More

Nuanced, wise, and enthralling, "Elephants in the Hourglass" is Kim Frank’s extraordinary memoir about her adventures investigating the plight of Asian elephants in northeast India—inquiries that run alongside accounts of personal... Read More

Made up of journal entries written between 2019 and 2023, "Telling the Bees" is Dominic Pettman’s insightful, ironic, and brooding meditation on COVID-19, political unrest, technology, and urban isolation. Writing from his New York... Read More

"The Courage of Birds" is Pete Dunne’s enthusiastic, informative book about avian survival strategies. Loosely organized into three sections, the book summarizes Dunne’s observations of avian behaviors across decades of bird watching... Read More

In his intriguing book "Fountain Creek", Jim O’Donnell follows a neglected Colorado waterway, discussing the complex challenges involved in restoring it. Fountain Creek begins near Pike’s Peak and winds south through Colorado Springs... Read More

Meditative and sumptuous, "Latitudes" is Jean McNeil’s brooding memoir covering travels to remote landscapes; it ruminates on the unsettling impacts of climate change. McNeil is an inquisitive, restless traveler who crafts beautiful... Read More

"Into the Thaw" is Jon Waterman’s gripping firsthand account of the impact of development and climate change on North America’s Arctic landscape. In his powerful memoir, Waterman documents “extraordinary changes” in the Arctic... Read More