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Landscapes
I relatively recently discovered a sub-genre of nature writing that focuses on place or landscape writing. I find that focusing on landscape strongly appeals to my own topographic inclinations and reflects the way I think about the world. Of these landscape writers, I haven’t come across any better than Robert Macfarlane. I’ve been working my…
Maps as stories
Two of the most memorable books I’ve read in the last few years are atlases. Together they are part of an exciting trend I’ve noticed, the use of maps not just as a source of information, but as a storytelling medium in their own right. Obi Kaufman’s California Field Atlas is a book like no…