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Before ‘Wild’ by Strayed there was ‘Tracks’ by Davidson
Amazon Link Long Before the Memoir ‘Wild’ by Strayed there was ‘Tracks’ by Davidson Tracks: A Woman’s Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback by Robyn Davidson, Knopf … Read more
Jane Goodall’s Top Three Books
Jane Goodall Turns 90 Top Books by and About Jane Goodall Let’s celebrate the remarkable Dr. Jane Goodall on her 90th birthday by exploring her best-selling books and sharing … Read more
Plant Native: Bringing Nature Home Review
Bringing Nature Home How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants, Updated and Expanded by Douglas W. Tallamy BRINGING NATURE HOME: HOW YOU CAN SUSTAIN WILDLIFE WITH NATIVE PLANTS BY … Read more
Weird And Wonderful
Weird and Wonderful Nature by Ben Hoare a Book Review Weird and Wonderful Nature: Tales of More Than 100 Unique Animals, Plants, and Phenomena by Ben Hoare, DK Treasures, 2023, … Read more
Breath of a Whale, Book Review
The Breath of a Whale: The Science and Spirit of Pacific Ocean Giants A Green and Wildish Book Review The Breath of a Whale: The Science and Spirit of … Read more
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
What Is Narrative Nonfiction?
What Is Narrative Nonfiction? Definition, Examples & Literary Techniques Narrative nonfiction tells a true story using literary craft. Story is central to the form. The writer decides where the … Read more
5 memoir writing prompts to Mine Recocurring Memories
5 Memoir Writing Prompts for Recurring Memories Mine Those Images and thougts: they are sources of unresoved and unrealized potential (A GOLD MINE) (opens in new tab) Why certain … Read more
Medical Memoir: Michael Caprio Writes About the Process of Survival
Medical Memoir Michael Caprio Writes About the Process of Survival The author of A Bump in the Road on what illness did to his body, his family, and his … Read more
Summer Reading Twist JD Vance and bell hooks
My Summer Reading Stack Took a Strange Turn J.D. Vance, bell hooks, and the question of borrowed authority I was buying books for my summer reading stack when the … Read more
Writing Vivid Scenes or The Suggestion of a Scene
Writing Vivid Scenes or The Suggestion of a Scene What a brief passage from The Great Gatsby can teach writers about movement, atmosphere, memory, and meaning through a few … Read more
How to Start Writing a Memoir
If the Big Event Isn’t the Heart of Your Memoir, What Is? Most people who want to start writing a memoir begin by looking for the biggest event in … Read more
What Is Narrative Nonfiction?
What Is Narrative Nonfiction? Definition, Examples & Literary Techniques Narrative nonfiction tells a true story using literary craft. Story is central to the form. The writer decides where the … Read more
Grimké Sisters: Gerda Lerner and Sue Monk Kidd
Grimké Sisters: Gerda Lerner and Sue Monk Kidd What The Grimké Sisters from South Carolina and The Invention of Wings teach us about nonfiction, historical fiction, moral courage, and … Read more
Publishing in Anthologies: 7 Ways to Boost Your Writing Career
Publishiing in Anthologies: 7 Ways to Boost Your Writing Career Authors write books, but books are only part of a professional writing life.For many writers, a book project takes … Read more
Voice and Point of View in Writing: The Essential Distinction
Voice and Point of View in Writing: The Essential Distinction Voice and point of view are two of the most searched and most misunderstood concepts in writing craft. Even … Read more
LitFriends Featured Book: Fork It by Leslie Crisco
Click HERE to Buy on Amazon: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchase Fork It by Leslie Crisco LitFriends Featured Book: Fork It by Leslie Crisco Fork … Read more
How to Gift an Audible Membership
How to Gift an Audible Membership That They’ll Never Forget How to Gift an Audible Membership (and Make It Unforgettable) Most gifts are forgotten by February. This one? It’ll … Read more