1869, Ep. 86 with John Farnsworth, author of Nature beyond Solitude

1869, the Cornell University Press Podcast

This episode we speak with John Farnsworth, author of the new book Nature beyond Solitude: Notes from the Field - https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501747281/nature-beyond-solitude/#bookTabs=1 A lifelong student of literary natural history, John Farnsworth taught environmental writing and literature at Santa Clara University. He is author of Coves of Departure, also from Cornell. We spoke to John about his positive experiences at six different field stations along the West coast, why in nature it’s hard to see what you are not seeing, and why he believes we are now entering into a golden age of natural history. As a loyal listener to the podcast we’d like to offer you a special 30% discount on John's new book. To receive your discount please go to cornellpress.cornell.edu and use the promo code 09POD. If you live in the UK use the discount code CSANNOUNCE and visit the website combinedacademic.co.uk.