The Book of Nature, with Barbara Mahany

Sam Mickey

This episode of Spotlights features Barbara Mahany, a freelance journalist, essayist, collector of stories, and author of five books. She discusses her latest book, The Book of Nature: The Astonishing Beauty of God’s First Sacred Text (Broadleaf Books, 2023). We talk about the myriad ways of reading the natural world and discovering its sacredness through practices of attention, including perspectives from religions, poetry, nature writing, and sciences.

More information can be found on the publisher's website: https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506473512/The-Book-of-Nature

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