Tag Archives: nature
Feathered & Famous
In a new book, Gail Martino introduces young readers to the bald eagle, the official bird of the United States, as well as to the many official state birds. With stunning photographs, fascinating facts, and easy-to-read pages, Feathered & Famous: … Continue reading
Carbon dioxide
Drawing on groundbreaking research, award-winning science journalist Peter Brannen offers a deep understanding of the critical role carbon dioxide plays on Earth in his new book, The Story of CO2 Is the Story of Everything: How Carbon Dioxide Made Our … Continue reading
Ecological hospitality
Hosting Earth: Facing the Climate Emergency (Routledge, 2024) is a timely volume in the emerging literature of environmental philosophy. Co-edited by Boston College Charles Seelig Professor of Philosophy Richard Kearney and BC alumni Peter Klapes and Urwa Hameed, the book … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, Earth, environment, nature, Philosophy Department
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Poet Camille Dungy
“Poetry Days Presents: An Evening with Camille T. Dungy” will showcase Dungy’s poetry and her ability to cross genres as she did in her latest publication, Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden (Simon & Schuster, 2023). Dungy’s talk … Continue reading
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Tagged American Studies program, English Department, environment, nature, poet
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A father and son above the fire
Above the Fire (Blackstone Publishing, 2023), the debut novel from Boston College Law School graduate Michael O’Donnell, tells the story of Doug, a widower, and his 7-year-old son, Tim, who find themselves tested by nature and the unknown in an unexpected … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston College Law School, debut, father, nature, novel
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Forest ecologist Suzanne Simard
University of British Columbia Professor of Forest Ecology Suzanne Simard, author of the highly acclaimed book Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest (Vintage/Penguin Random House), will give a talk on September 27 at 7 p.m. in … Continue reading
One hiker’s exploration of the Appalachian Trail
Over the course of 11 years, Alan Richardson, a professor of English at Boston College, hiked the entire Appalachian Trail (AT), a nearly 2,200-mile journey that extends from Georgia to Maine. His approach was unique. Rather than hike from one … Continue reading
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Tagged English Department, environment, nature, travel
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An environmental call to arms
Acclaimed environmental photographer James Balog, an alumnus of Boston College, presents four decades of his ground-breaking photography in the new book, The Human Element: A Time Capsule from the Anthropocene (Rizzoli, 2021). Balog has traveled well over a million miles … Continue reading
Poetry from Brendan Galvin
Partway to Geophany (LSU Press, 2020) is the newest collection from acclaimed poet and Boston College alumnus Brendan Galvin. As a naturalist and environmentalist, Galvin’s poems celebrate the wildlife and landscape, particularly of his beloved Cape Cod. In Partway to … Continue reading
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