Michelle Nijhuis Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
Michelle Nijhuis on XMichelle Nijhuis is a science and environmental journalist. Author of BELOVED BEASTS, https://t.co/SakZfhddby. Project ed @TheAtlantic, consigliere @HighCountryNews, bylines @NatGeoMag &c Find me @nijhuism@journa.host

Sweet in Tooth and Claw: Stories of Generosity and Cooperation in the Natural World
Kristin OhlsonEnjoyed thinking about animal metaphors in politics with the help of great new books by @kristinohlson (SWEET IN TOOTH AND CLAW) and @LeeDugatkin (POWER IN THE WILD). 🙏 @jasondovemark @jonathanphahn https://t.co/XQUba73dF6 https://t.co/CYMGNIApXH
Hardcover, 2022
$27.95Member price:$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Day the World Stops Shopping: How Ending Consumerism Saves the Environment and Ourselves
J. B. MacKinnonAn enjoyably idiosyncratic tour led by a perceptive, empathetic guide... both more realistic and more persuasive than any technical argument, for it makes it possible to imagine not only one alternative to endless growth but many.
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Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future
Elizabeth KolbertLooking forward to talking with @ElizKolbert about the nature of the future @MontclairLib this Sunday @ 1 pm PT/4 pm ET. We'll be discussing her brilliant new book UNDER A WHITE SKY. Join us! https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_69C0PGPbS9WjIyGTtmmFIg?t=1616158733043 https://t.co/ENjxMDK2oi
Paperback, 2022
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Making America's Public Lands: The Contested History of Conservation on Federal Lands
Adam M. SowardsSo looking forward to talking with @AdamMSowards about his excellent new book, MAKING AMERICA'S PUBLIC LANDS, *tomorrow* 4/19 @USNatArchives, 1 pm ET. Free. Register here to join us on Zoom: https://t.co/vHdZlhOPnx #envhist #conservation #twitterstorians https://t.co/nbX1DTZJ0Z
Paperback, 2024
$27.00Member price:$25.65 + Free shipping5% off
Conversations with Birds
Priyanka KumarAfter you've VOTED, soothe your soul with the beautiful essays in Priyanka Kumar's CONVERSATIONS WITH BIRDS, out today @Milkweed_Books: https://t.co/RmU4veroAd Happy pub day Priyanka! 🕊 🦅 🦜 🐦 https://t.co/yuHlkj7R0z
Paperback, 2023
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth
Sarah Smarsh"All reasonable Americans must plant ourselves in a long row and lock arms against the terrible wind from the far right." @Sarah_Smarsh sings truth from the heartland @nytimes: https://t.co/bxi6PXJ4KM
Paperback, 2019
$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. ButlerOctavia Butler's Parable of the Sower was written in 1993 and set in 2025, and sometimes I fear that we're right on schedule #ClimateCrisis https://www.readingoctavia.com/
Paperback, 2019
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Long Live the Post Horn!
Vigdis Hjorth“…every day every one of us must choose whether to build civilization…or let the world fall apart…” — Vigdis Hjorth, Long Live the Post Horn! How I love this strange & wise little novel. https://t.co/DPYGDHznOm
Paperback, 2020
$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less
Leidy KlotzSubtract is most convincing, and most useful, when it... sticks to the essence of its argument, which is that subtraction can increase the efficiency and effectiveness of individuals and groups of all kinds, from political activists and homeowners to universities and governments.
Paperback, 2022
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Aldo Leopold: His Life and Work
Curt D. MeineI'm all for reassessing and expanding the ranks of our #conservation heroes, and I'm especially glad to see longtime Aldo Leopold scholar Curt Meine weigh in with this reflection: https://t.co/LftCUf2LW5. Great insights & resources for future discussion. @AldoLeopoldFdn
Paperback, 2010
$29.95Member price:$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book