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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
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
Create a Family Cookbook
Create a Family Cookbook: Turning Memories Into Tangible Treasures I’ve always been enamored by the power of words to enhance the meaning of lived experience. I treasure handwritten letters … Read more
Spineless Decorating: Disrespect and Punishment
Spineless Decorating: Stop Punishing Your Books I just saw a decorating a post with a bookshelf hiding all the spines and displaying the edges of pages. Someone could … Read more
Keep Writing
Keep Writing: Conquer these Five Momentum Stoppers Writing can be profoundly fulfilling, yet many writers find themselves stuck, unable to translate their ideas into words. You can break free … Read more
Memoir Prompts
Memoir prompts and smart journaling can point you to the artistry within your life’s meaning. Here’s a sneak peek into some of the content and writing prompts from our … Read more
3 Reasons to Write Memoir, Essay, and Opinion
Three Big Reasons You Should be Writing Memoir, Essay, and Opinion If You Think You Should Be Writing, I agree with you. Your voice is important, and you have … Read more
‘Goodnight Dear One,’ a New Bedtime Reading Book To Surround your Little One With Love
A preview of Goodnight Dear One, read aloud, is found at the end of this article. Now you can imagine reading this to your little one before you buy. … Read more
War Anthology about Women in the Military
Anthology Unearths More War and More Valor Previously Published in Consequence Magazine, 2018 By Amy Lou Jenkins Two military veterans realized the experience of women in the military was … Read more
Welcome to My New Website
Welcome to My New Website Let’s celebrate narrative nonfiction and the natural world. You’ve arrived at AmyLouJenkins.com, my new author site. While you will find author pages here, there’s … Read more
Orion Anthology People and Animals
Orion Magazine Explores People and Animals in a Beautiful Anthology Previously published in the Sierra Clubs’ Muir View. This anthology features a foreword by Jane Goodall; the essays in Animals … Read more
What Does It Mean to Eat With Grace
What Does it Mean to Eat With Grace? Previously Published in the Muir View To Eat with Grace features work from Tamar Adler, Jane Hirshfield, Barbara Kingsolver, Maxine Kumin, Gary … Read more