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Whetters and Cutters
“A truly fascinating, lucidly written, informative, entertaining, and valuable contribution to the growing canon of pig literature, or even of literature in general.”—William Hedgepeth, author of The...
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Grab a Lifeboat
The still-unfolding story of the Costa Concordia, the Italian cruise ship run aground off the coast of the Tuscan island Giglio, has reminded us of dangers, and remedies, nearly as old as seafaring...
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The Wildest Wild Oysters
It’s twenty degrees here in Virginia—the perfect conditions in which to read the latest from our American in Paris, Jeffrey Greene. Turns out he has been hitting the French coast. Jeff’s last book with...
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What’s She Thinking?
Regular readers of our blog were treated a few weeks back to the story of Fly, a seven-year-old sheepdog “owned” by Donald McCaig. McCaig, the author A Useful Dog and the soon-to-be-released Mrs. and...
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Famine Foods Workshopping
American in Paris Jeffrey Greene recently contributed a piece to our blog about his pursuit of an elusive oyster known as the pied de cheval. In this latest piece, Greene—who is currently at work on a...
View ArticleD.C. Treeathlon
Melanie Choukas-Bradley, author of City of Trees: The Complete Field Guide to Trees of Washington, D.C., will be leading a tour of the national capital’s trees. Dubbed the Treeathlon, the tour will...
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The Crusader
We have a couple items we’d like to share from the very nice press Gregory Dehler is getting for The Most Defiant Devil, his new biography of conservation pioneer William Hornaday. The New York Times...
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2013 Warehouse Sale
Attention, book lovers, bargain hunters, and history buffs! Don’t miss the great deals at the University of Virginia Press Warehouse Sale. Thousands of first-quality books in Virginiana, history,...
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A Seaweed Thanksgiving
Before you say no thanks, just know that this exotic approach to Thanksgiving is being proposed by Jeffrey Greene, who has already introduced us to the elusive pied de cheval oyster and foraging in...
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Pressure Points
It’s been way too long since we have run a piece by Mr. and Mrs. Dog author Donald McCaig. Many of you have read his series of posts about a little sheepdog named Fly (including this one…and this one)....
View ArticleRitvo on Counting Sheep
Readers who enjoyed Nobel Cows and Hybrid Zebras by Harret Ritvo, the pioneering scholar in animals studies, will want to watch the video interview just posted on the Faculti web site. In it, Ritvo...
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Greens Crazy in Italy
It had been a few months since we heard from Jeffrey Greene, an American scholar living in France and author of the much-loved Golden-Bristled Boar. As he researches his next book, on wild edibles,...
View ArticleNash in Washington Post
Stephen Nash, author of the forthcoming Virginia Climate Fever: How Global Warming Will Transform our Cities, Shorelines and Forests, has an op-ed piece in today’s Washington Post. Nash provides the...
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2014 Press Warehouse Sale
Attention, book lovers, bargain hunters, and history buffs! Don’t miss the great deals at the University of Virginia Press Warehouse Sale. Thousands of first-quality books in Virginiana, history,...
View Article‘Rock Creek Park’ Author Events in D.C.
There are worse ways to spend a Sunday afternoon than at the Natural History Museum in Washington, and on December 7, author and naturalist Melanie Choukas-Bradley and photographer Susan Austin Roth...
View ArticleNash Shares his Message
Stephen Nash appeared on WLJA’s NewsTalk to talk about his new book Virginia Climate Fever: How Global Warming Will Transform Our Cities Shorelines, and Forests. The generous amount of time allowed...
View ArticleWinter in D.C.
The arrival of winter isn’t enough to shut down D.C. outdoors expert Melanie Choukas-Bradley. On February 1, the author of A Year in Rock Creek Park: The Wild, Wooded Heart of Washington, D.C. will be...
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Virginia Festival of the Book
For one week each spring the Virginia Festival of the Book turns Charlottesville into a mecca for book lovers. This year’s gathering—set to kick off Wednesday, March 18—brings together literally...
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‘Rock Creek Park’ Back to Press after IPPY Win
A Year in Rock Creek Park: The Wild, Wooded Heart of Washington, DC has received a 2015 Independent Publishers’ IPPY award—a silver medal for Mid-Atlantic nonfiction. The award was presented to author...
View ArticleChoukas-Bradley at Cosmos Club
Monday, July 13, Melanie Choukas-Bradley will be at the Cosmos Club in Washington DC to discuss her recent book, A Year in Rock Creek Park, in a presentation that celebrates the 125th anniversary of...
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