Is a River Alive? Norman Wirzba The tales of The Silmarillion

The tales of The Silmarillion are set in an age when Morgoth

Jake Weidmann also has firsthand experience of drawing near and relying on his Creator to guide his work

Volume 2: Death

In the safe and hidden rooms where we

or pigments made from oyster shell—as he considers the plants and wildlife on the land where he lives

Is a River Alive? Norman Wirzba The tales of The SilmarillionHailed in the New York Times as "a naturalist who can unfurl a sentence with the breathless ease of a master angler," Robert Macfarlane brings his glittering style to a profound work of travel writing, reportage, and natural history. Is a River Alive? is a joyful, mind expanding exploration of an ancient, urgent idea: that rivers are living beings who should be recognized as such in imagination and law. Macfarlane takes readers on three unforgettable