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Green and Wildish Blog: Celebrate and Advocate for Our Earth

Find book reviews, green living resources and ideas, advocacy opportunities, personal essays, and spotlight on species and the natural world. Visit Green and Wildish. Go to Green and Wildish page and blog.

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Writing Blog: Write the Stories You Were Meant to Tell

Dive into your own stories. Find expert advice, author interviews, craft lessons and the proven paths to finding and writing your stories. Go to First-Person Writing page and blog.

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Books about Nature and Parenting

Nurturing Nature: A Parenting and Nature Reading List and Gift Guide Part of our Series on Gifting Books For parents seeking inspiration in merging the joys of parenting and … Read more

Gift Books For Gardeners

Gift Books For Gardeners: Cultivate Inspiration with First-Person Accounts from Gardens and Nature .Gift Books for gardeners expand ways of thinking about the interconnectedness that gardeners and nature lovers … Read more

Books for Science and Nature Enthusiasts: A Gift Guide

Books for Nature and Science Enthusiasts: A Gift Guide to Nature’s Narratives Gift-giving can be a delightful challenge, especially when you aim to provide a present that resonates with … Read more

‘Braiding Sweetgrass’ Book Review

Buy at Amazon Buy local at Indiebound Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer Book Review Braiding Sweetgrass; Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants, by Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed … Read more

Book Review: ‘Flight of the Hummingbird’

Book Review; ‘Flight of the Hummingbird’ Flight of the Hummingbird: A Parable for the Environment By Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas with Wangari Maathai and His Holiness the Dalai Lama, 61 … Read more

Gift Books for Birdwatchers: Birding Memoirs+

Recommended Gift Books for Birdwatchers: Birding Memoirs Gift Books for Birdwatchers If you’re looking for a gift for a birdwatcher in your life, a book is a smart choice. … Read more

The Literary Memoir

Make Lasting Meaning From Your Life When You Write a Literary Memoir The Art of the Literary Memoir: Storytelling for Troubled Times The literary memoir serves as an amalgam … Read more

Award Winning Nature Books

Award-Winning Nature Books You May Have Missed Award-winning nature books worth checking out: Halcyon Journey, In Search of the Belted Kingfisher by Marina Richie, 2022, Oregon State University Press, … Read more

Three-Act Structure in Memoir Writing

Three-Act Structure in Memoir Writing: Your Life Story Becomes Resonant Art Use the three-act structure in memoir to transform personal experiences into a universally resonant story. The timeless three-act … Read more

Multiple Perspectives in Memoirs

Balancing Perspectives in Memoirs: Navigating Multiple Points of View Balancing perspectives in memoir is essential to capturing the essence of truth and personal experience. This can be a delicate … Read more

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Video Essay

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Video Essay on Hate Arnold Schwarzenegger’s video essay: A Recorded Personal Essay This video essay by Arnold Schwarzenegger startled me. As an admirer of the essays of … Read more