Deadline: September 2, 2014 Submit to: editorial@creativetime.org Creative Time Reports has a call to artists for submissions. From the site: Reflecting the diversity of approaches and subjects undertaken by Creative Time Reports contributors, such pieces might take the form of photo-essays, videos, op-eds or poems (to name just a few […]
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The Dispossessed, Ursula K. Le Guin
Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and attempt to tear down the walls of hatred that have isolated his planet of anarchists from the rest of the civilized universe. To do this dangerous task will mean giving up his family and […]
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The Sword of Demelza, J.E. Rogers
The Sword of Demelza is a middle grade fantasy where endangered animal heroes roam the pages, and the Australian landscape comes alive! A glossary at the end of the book provides information about the unusual flora and fauna found within the story, and only on the continent of Australia. Wonderful […]
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The Call of the Wild, Jack London
First published in 1903, “The Call of the Wild” is regarded as Jack London’s masterpiece. Based on London’s experiences as a gold prospector in the Canadian wilderness and his ideas about nature and the struggle for existence, “The Call of the Wild” is a tale about unbreakable spirit and the […]
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Under a Wild Sky: John James Audubon and the Making of the Birds of America, William Soulder
This book is published by Milkweed Editions. From Amazon: John James Audubon is renowned for his masterpiece of natural history and art, The Birds of America, the first nearly comprehensive survey of the continent’s birdlife. And yet few people understand, and many assume incorrectly, what sort of man he was. […]
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Leaf & the Long Ice (Twig Stories, Vol. 3), Jo Marshall
A tiny stick creature named Leaf lives in an old forest at the foot of an ancient volcano, which is capped by a massive glacier called the Long Ice. Leaf often entertains his younger, twin brothers with stories about the rare snow beasts that still survive on the Long Ice […]
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Leaf and the Sky of Fire (Twig Stories, Vol. 2), Jo Marshall
In a dying forest – infested with bark beetles – impish, stick creatures called Twigs are forced to hide in a cave, or be devoured by ravenous barkbiters! A young Twig named Leaf attempts a foolhardy rescue, but instead he leads them all into greater danger. Now they are pursued […]
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Leaf & the Rushing Waters (Twig Stories, Vol. 1), Jo Marshal
When a glacier melts, a dam of ice fractures, and a river called the Rushing Waters is set loose on an old growth forest. The flood surrounds an ancient tree, where impish, stick creatures, the Old Seeder Twigs, are stranded. Their fate is tied to an enormous and sinister beaver […]
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Watership Down, Richard Adams
“It’s about bunnies,” Sawyer from LOST A phenomenal worldwide bestseller for over thirty years, Richard Adams’s Watership Down is a timeless classic and one of the most beloved novels of all time. Set in England’s Downs, a once idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of adventure, courage and survival follows […]
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Silent Spring, Rachel Carson
Though we normally do not catalog non-fiction (with the exception of some notable essays), we’re making an exception for a few books now and then that really impacted society. Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring was first published in three serialized excerpts in the New Yorker in June of 1962. The book […]
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Walden, Henry David Thoreau
Walden, or Life in the Woods, is an American book written by noted transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau. The work is part personal declaration of independence, social experiment, voyage of spiritual discovery, satire, and manual for self-reliance. Goodreads Reviews Back to GoodReads
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John Burroughs’ America: Selections from the Writings of a Naturalist, John Burroughs
A rich selection of passages from the authors 25 books includes delightful pieces, written with grace and elegance, about the rewards (and frustrations) of trout fishing; the lives and habits of foxes, chipmunks, hawks, weasels, honeybees, and other creatures; the rhythms of the seasons, and many other topics. Enhanced with […]
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The Wilderness World of John Muir, John Muir
John Muir’s extraordinary vision of America comes to life in these fascinating selections from his personal journals. Goodreads Reviews Back to GoodReads
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Nature’s Confession, J.L. Morin
Click here to see our interview with the author, J.L. Morin. Goodreads Reviews Back to GoodReads
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Beyond Sci-Fi, Arthur Herzog
“Beyond Sci-Fi” includes a collection of short stories and novella. “The Ark of Arrogance” is the story of refugees living on an ark as means of survival due to a massive flood on Long Island. Escaping on the ark doesn’t provide safety, but instead brings catastrophic results, including mayhem, martial […]
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