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Orion Magazine Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: Orion, M. Rubio

Orion

M. Rubio
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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

$10.00$5.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: They Knew: The Us Federal Government's Fifty-Year Role in Causing the Climate Crisis, James Gustave Speth

They Knew: The Us Federal Government's Fifty-Year Role in Causing the Climate Crisis

James Gustave Speth
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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

$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains, Kerri Arsenault

Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains

Kerri Arsenault
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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

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Pig Years

Ellyn Gaydos
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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

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Life of John James Audubon, the Naturalist. Ed. by His Widow, John James Audubon

The Life of John James Audubon, the Naturalist. Ed. by His Widow

John James Audubon
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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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Book Cover for: The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis, Amitav Ghosh

The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis

Amitav Ghosh
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“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

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Demon Copperhead, Barbara Kingsolver

Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver
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…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

$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Fruit of the Spirit Food Diary: Part One (B&W), Rachel Morrison

Fruit of the Spirit Food Diary: Part One (B&W)

Rachel Morrison
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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

$13.29$6.64 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies: A Lyric Essay, Julian Aguon

No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies: A Lyric Essay

Julian Aguon
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“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

$23.00$11.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: How Strange a Season: Fiction, Megan Mayhew Bergman

How Strange a Season: Fiction

Megan Mayhew Bergman
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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

$26.99$13.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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