World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
From Milkweed Editions: An Indie Next Pick, September 2020A Publishers Weekly “Big Indie Book of Fall 2020”A BuzzFeed Best Book of Fall 2020A Literary Hub “Most Anticipated Book of 2020”A Ralph Lauren Magazine Summer Reading RecommendationA Garden & Gun Summer Reading RecommendationA Bustle “Best Book of Fall 2020”Named a “Most Anticipated Book of 2020” by The MillionsAn Alma “Favorite Book for Fall 2020”A Literary Hub “Recommended Climate Read for September 2020” From beloved, award-winning poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil comes a debut work of nonfiction—a collection of essays about the natural world, and the way its inhabitants can teach, support, and inspire us. As a child, Nezhukumatathil called many places home: the grounds of a Kansas mental institution, where her Filipina mother was a doctor; the open skies and tall mountains of Arizona, where she hiked with her Indian father; and the chillier climes of western New York and Ohio. But no matter where she was transplanted—no m