Pulitzer Prize finalist and award-winning author of Rising, which was named a Best Book of the Year by the Guardian, Chicago Tribune, Library Journal and
Author's previous book Rising has sold over 37K copies in all formats
Author is regular contributor to the New York Times, National Geographic and the Guardian
Strong blurbs from Bathsheba Demuth and Meera Subramanian with blurbs forthcoming from Robin Wall Kimmerer, Bill McKibben and Elizabeth Kolbert
The book's focus on Antarctica, climate change, sea level rise, motherhood, creating art, building community, science, research and investigative journalism will lead to wide coverage and interest a wide range of readers
The Quickening is a reclamation and reimagining of the static and highly popular "explorer narrative," focusing on the power of attention instead of conquering a landscape