Out of the Woods

“An engaging, accessible, beautifully written celebration of our frayed relationship with the more-than-human world and the animals who are our kin … Julia Corbett explores the richness of nearby nature, reminding us that nurturing our bond with local landscapes is essential to the survival of the natural world and key to our own health and happiness.”—Michael P. Branch, author of Rants from the Hill and Raising Wild“This exceptional, eclectic book is the brave future of nature writing.”—Richard Louv, author of The Nature Principle and Last Child in the Woods.“Corbett’s complex relationship with the environment comes across as genuine and authentic. Her provocative, timely message suggests we are not “out of the woods” quite yet.” — Foreword Reviews

Julia Corbett is the author of two books and a professor in the Department of Communication and the Environmental Humanities Graduate Program at the University of Utah, in Salt Lake City. Her environmental nonfiction essays have been published in venues such as Orion, High Country News, and Camas. Corbett has also served as a newspaper reporter, park ranger, naturalist, natural resources information officer, and deputy press secretary. She summers in the mountains of western Wyoming in her cabin.