Orion Magazine Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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"We knew, going into this issue of Orion, that any conversation around racial identity and the land wouldn’t be complete without a close look at soil..." Orion's editor introduces "This Land Was Made" by Ama Codjoe, a new feature in the Winter issue. https://t.co/P1I6ty6vb0 https://t.co/ZS6RdMNbTE
Paperback, 2019
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They Knew: The Us Federal Government's Fifty-Year Role in Causing the Climate Crisis
James Gustave Speth
James Gustave Speth educated readers on the long history of government inaction when it comes to #climatechange in his new book, 'They Knew.' Now, readers have the opportunity to know what Speth hopes for in his interview with @mayhewbergman https://t.co/wsrclS4Deb
Paperback, 2022
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Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains
Kerri Arsenault
Big ups to Orion reviews editor @KerriArsenault for winning the @sejorg Rachel Carson Environmental Book Award with her book MILL TOWN! https://www.sej.org/winners-sej-20th-annual-awards-reporting-environment https://t.co/GrKKrlSjKS
Paperback, 2021
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Pig Years
Ellyn Gaydos
East coasters: Join us for a lunch chat on June 21st at Mechanic’s Hall in Portland, ME to hear Ellyn Gaydos speak about her new book, Pig Years, with fellow author, Rick Bass! The event is free. More info here: https://t.co/4vGKxBp15E
Paperback, 2024
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The Life of John James Audubon, the Naturalist. Ed. by His Widow
John James Audubon
Listen to Orion contributor @emilyraboteau discuss the complicated and dark history surrounding the naturalist and artist John James Audubon https://t.co/zW1usEKkx5 https://t.co/FmUcyUNUzj
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The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis
Amitav Ghosh
“Delusion is itself an essential component of the catastrophe now unfolding across the planet.“ @GhoshAmitav's book, THE NUTMEG’S CURSE, was published this month by @uchicagopress. Read an excerpt on the myth of the voiceless from our Autumn 2021 issue. https://orionmagazine.org/article/brutes/
Paperback, 2022
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Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver
…Demon, a boy born… in rural Appalachia… makes these theorized and politicized issues as real and tragic as a blown-off mountain top. Kingsolver’s skill at crafting his voice–and giving him agency–is one in a long list of reasons this book won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize.
Paperback, 2024
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Fruit of the Spirit Food Diary: Part One (B&W)
Rachel Morrison
THE MYSTERY WOMAN IN ROOM THREE is Orion’s serialized YA novel by @AyadeLeon about two undocumented teenagers in Florida who uncover a kidnapping plot to stop important climate legislation. Read PART THREE, available now. #ClimateCrisis @sunrisemvmt https://orionmagazine.org/article/mysterythree
Paperback, 2018
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No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies: A Lyric Essay
Julian Aguon
“Because eyes wide with wonder is a perfectly good definition of magic.” Julian Aguon offers a sweet reminder of the reprieve that can be found in wonderment and magic in this excerpt from his new book NO COUNTRY FOR EIGHT-SPOT BUTTERFLIES. @julian_aguon https://t.co/KOUVMskhxz
Hardcover, 2022
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How Strange a Season: Fiction
Megan Mayhew Bergman
These are five questions for @mayhewbergman, author of HOW STRANGE A SEASON, a book of short stories and one novella that traverse critical questions about power, fidelity, and landscape, and the troubled humans who live in them. https://t.co/R9U0F5u1h1
Hardcover, 2022
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