Scientific American sits down with nature writer Robert Macfarlane to discuss his latest book—one of our top picks of ...

Robert Macfarlane was out in the mountains climbing with his older son recently when the teen asked him, “So Dad, when are gonna write your memoirs?” “And I was like, ‘I’ve been writing them for 21 ...

Robert Macfarlane, whose latest book is “Is a River Alive,” in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. The best-selling nature writer, and author of “Underland” and “The Old Ways” discusses the ...

In Is a River Alive? the nature writer makes a heartfelt case for treating rivers as living, rights-bearing beings. How do you conceptualize humanity’s relationship with rivers? Everyone lives in a ...

Robert Macfarlane, whose latest book is “Is a River Alive,” in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. The best-selling nature writer, and author of “Underland” and “The Old Ways” discusses the ...

English writer Robert Macfarlane is often described as a nature and travel writer, but that label barely scratches the surface. His work — spanning books and collaborations with artists, musicians, ...

Robert Macfarlane has climbed to the icy summits of windswept mountains and plunged into the darkened depths of the earth to research his books, and he says that may have given people the impression ...

“Is a River Alive?,” the new book by Robert Macfarlane, is gorgeously written but also windy and sentimental. By Jennifer Szalai When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we ...