Nature writing is being touted as a new literary genre for new
times. Most of us live in towns and cities but we are all keen naturalists now –
at least by proxy. The more remote our physical relationship with the natural
world, the greater our appetite to experience it through other eyes: fed
properly, even the most city-bound will reconnect with nature. That, at least,
is the theory.
And there is a growing number of publications to meet this "demand": wilderness journals, species "biographies", and year-in-the-life-of accounts of familiar animals – many of which prove more fascinating than we knew.
In this "new" nature writing, everything is close up and personal – and not just the wildlife. The beguiling lives of birds, butterflies and backyard bugs come with an obligatory foray into the life and thoughts of the author. An engaging bit of storytelling, some confidences shared, and we will be more inclined to nurture what is left of nature. Maybe.
- More Here by Stephanie Pain and she recommends three enthralling contemporary books on nature :
And there is a growing number of publications to meet this "demand": wilderness journals, species "biographies", and year-in-the-life-of accounts of familiar animals – many of which prove more fascinating than we knew.
In this "new" nature writing, everything is close up and personal – and not just the wildlife. The beguiling lives of birds, butterflies and backyard bugs come with an obligatory foray into the life and thoughts of the author. An engaging bit of storytelling, some confidences shared, and we will be more inclined to nurture what is left of nature. Maybe.
- More Here by Stephanie Pain and she recommends three enthralling contemporary books on nature :
- Ginkgo: The tree that time forgot by Peter Crane
- The Global Pigeon by Colin Jerolmack
- Looking for the Goshawk by Conor Mark Jameson
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