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The BookShelf features regular reviews of the latest environmental books of interest to journalists, as well as an occasional Between the Lines question-and-answer feature in which published authors offer insight into the motivations behind their work and provide advice to environmental reporters and writers.

For questions and comments, or to suggest future BookShelf reviews or Between the Lines interviews, or to offer to review a book, email the SEJournal BookShelf editor Tom Henry at thenry@theblade.com.

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March 1, 2016

"Satellites in the High Country: Searching for the Wild in the Age of Man"

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December 15, 2015

Between the Lines: Author Spends Two Decades ‘Hooked on a Character’

Rarely does a writer get so deeply into the heart of his or her subject while also avoiding the pitfalls of sentimentality. So began the judges’ comments for “Untamed: The Wildest Woman in America and the Fight for Cumberland Island,” winner of SEJ’s 2015 Rachel Carson Environment Book Award. The book’s author, Will Harlan, spent 19 years developing a bold, unflinching portrayal of Cumberland Island, Ga.’s most ardent defender, the brilliant-yet-eccentric Carol Ruckdeschel. For the latest edition of SEJournal’s Between the Lines author Q & A, Harlan spoke with our book editor, Tom Henry.

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"The Hidden Half of Nature: The Microbial Roots of Life and Health"

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"Almost Anywhere: Road Trip Ruminations on Love, Nature, National Parks, and Nonsense"

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"North Shore: A Natural History of Minnesota’s Superior Coast"

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"DDT Wars: Rescuing Our National Bird, Preventing Cancer, and Creating the Environmental Defense Fund"

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September 1, 2015

"A River Runs Again: India’s Natural World in Crisis, from the Barren Cliffs of Rajasthan to the Farmlands of Karnataka""

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"The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World"

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Between the Lines: Iconic Author, Former Farmer, Plants Seeds for a ‘More Attractive’ World

In this "Between the Lines" excerpt from the latest issue of SEJournal, book editor Tom Henry interviews Earth Policy Institute's Lester Brown, recipient of 25 honorary degrees and author of 54 books (although, amazingly, he never learned to type).

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"The Lost World of the Old Ones: Discoveries in the Ancient Southwest"

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BookShelf

March 1, 2016

"Satellites in the High Country: Searching for the Wild in the Age of Man"

December 15, 2015

Between the Lines: Author Spends Two Decades ‘Hooked on a Character’

"The Hidden Half of Nature: The Microbial Roots of Life and Health"

"Almost Anywhere: Road Trip Ruminations on Love, Nature, National Parks, and Nonsense"

"North Shore: A Natural History of Minnesota’s Superior Coast"

"DDT Wars: Rescuing Our National Bird, Preventing Cancer, and Creating the Environmental Defense Fund"

September 1, 2015

"A River Runs Again: India’s Natural World in Crisis, from the Barren Cliffs of Rajasthan to the Farmlands of Karnataka""

"The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World"

Between the Lines: Iconic Author, Former Farmer, Plants Seeds for a ‘More Attractive’ World

"The Lost World of the Old Ones: Discoveries in the Ancient Southwest"

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