What are our favorite reads, podcasts and screen watches?
- tom52644
- Oct 2
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Updated: Oct 7
Fiction: Jimmy Bluefeather, by Kim Heacox
A wonderful novel by Kim Heacox. It’s the story of old Keb Wisting the last living canoe carver in the village of Jinkaat, in Southeast Alaska and his grandson Jimmy. Together they embark on a great canoe journey and rediscover their roots.
Non-Fiction: The Only Kayak – A Journey into the Heart of Alaska, by Kim Heacox https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123846828-the-only-kayak
Rhythm of the Wild – A Life Inspired by Alaska’s Denali National Park by Kim Heacox
Heacox has become one of my favorite environmental writers. These two books tell Heacox’s story of his life in Alaska.
The Language of Trees – A Rewilding of Literature and Landscape, by Katie Holten
A collection of essays, poems and illustrations inspired by forests, trees, leaves, roots and seeds.
Podcast: Sustainababble… A funny but real look into any number of environmental issues. Hosted by Oliver Hayes and David Powell.
Documentary: The Territory is widely considered an exceptional and "best" documentary for its immersive, authentic, and critically acclaimed portrayal of the Indigenous Uru-eu-wau-wau people's fight to defend their land against illegal settlers and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon.
by Kirsten Sharp