Reading Room

The idea of wilderness needs no defense, only more defenders. — Ed Abbey

Below we’ve listed a few of our favorite books and writers that contribute to the evolution of the human spirt and its under-sung connection to wild nature. Click on the author’s name to go to their website (or, if they don’t have a website, you’ll jump to a Wikipedia listing for the author).

• Small Wonder: Essays - Barbara Kingsolver

• Desert Solitaire - Edward Abbey

• The Practice of the Wild - Gary Snyder

• Red: Passion & Patience in the Desert - Terry Tempest Williams

• Comeback Wolves: Western Writers Welcome the Wolf Home - Edited by Gary Wockner, Gregory McName & SueEllen Campbell

• Prodigal Summer - Barbara Kingsolver