New Releases by Robert MacFarlane

A world first: This stunning introduction to Los Cedros Cloud Forest is told by internationally acclaimed author Robert Macfarlane, groundbreaking instrumentalist and composer Cosmo Sheldrake, and by the forest itself This beautiful book is a vital act of nature activism in its own right. Turn the elaborately illustrated pages to discover the extraordinary plants, animals, and fungi of Los Cedros Cloud Forest, one of the most biologically diverse habitats on Earth. Then, fold the pages out to create a grand panoramic scene that explores the delicate interconnectedness of nature. Brought to you by the MOTH collective--an interdisciplinary group of world-class creatives and legal advocates who merge art and law to champion "more than human" rights--this book marks a publishing first: the Los Cedros Cloud Forest will have its moral rights asserted as a cocreator, the first time a natural being has been legally recognized in the publishing world. Spectacular, innovative and timely, this book draws you into the magical natural world of the cloud forest, created in collaboration with the forest itself.

From two of the U.K.''s best-known book makers, Robert Macfarlane and Luke Adam Hawker, comes a stunning picture book to ignite wonder in readers everywhere. In the darkness of December, Through the winter''s deepest snowing, When the world is ste ep in camber, And all hope is downwards-flowing Then''s the time to seek what''s glowing... Written in lyrical verse, this story follows one sun-seeking child who discovers a meadow illuminated by fireflies: "fallen constellations" that dance like stars among the summer grasses, setting fears to flight. Enchanting to read aloud and exquisite to hold in the hand, each scene is rendered in spellbinding detail, showing the power of hope in a world steeped in darkness. The first in a trilogy, Firefly is sure to appeal to all ages: An uplifting and lyrical story of light, hope, and wonder With words from beloved and New York Times bestselling author Robert Macfarlane, creator of The Lost Words and The Lost Spells Stunning artwork created from original etchings by Luke Adam Hawker, whose debut book Together was a Sunday Times bestseller Spectacular gift book, cloth bound with a copper foiled cover This accessible story is perfect for children and adults, ages 7 and above

I fiumi sono esseri viventi che meritano riconoscimento e protezione, sia nella visione collettiva sia agli occhi della legge. È l''idea al centro di queste pagine rivoluzionarie, che pongono una domanda tutt''altro che retorica. Per rispondere con un risonante «sí!», Robert Macfarlane fa rotta in Ecuador, India e Canada, esplorando una natura minacciata dagli effetti dell''intervento umano, raccontando le storie di chi lotta per cambiare il destino dei fiumi. Un destino che da sempre scorre parallelo al nostro. I fiumi sono esseri viventi che in quanto tali vanno riconosciuti e tutelati, anche dal punto di vista legale. Questa l''idea su cui si fonda È vivo un fiume? Alla domanda, tutt''altro che retorica, Macfarlane risponde intraprendendo tre viaggi al cuore della lotta per i diritti dei fiumi, accompagnato di volta in volta da attivisti, studiosi, giuristi, artisti, guide locali, amici. Prima tappa, Los Cedros, Ecuador. Una foresta nebulosa, ovvero una foresta pluviale in alta quota, tra gli habitat piú ricchi di biodiversità del pianeta, attraversata dal fiume omonimo, protagonista di una vicenda legale dai risvolti inediti: nel 2021 la Corte costituzionale di Quito ha annullato una concessione mineraria per l''estrazione dell''oro rilasciata dal governo, poiché violava il diritto di esistere della fauna e della flora, e negava al sistema formato dalla foresta e dai fiumi il diritto di «preservare i suoi cicli, la sua struttura, le sue funzioni e il suo processo evolutivo». Chennai, nell''India meridionale, è la seconda tappa. Macfarlane si immerge in una terra da sempre in comunione con l''acqua, minacciata da un inquinamento fuori controllo che ha mutato forse in modo irreversibile l''ecosistema. Qui i cittadini si impegnano per riqualificare l''ambiente con iniziative private, e si cerca disperatamente di sanare le ferite di fiumi, ruscelli e lagune. Macfarlane conclude la sua esplorazione in Canada, nel Nitassinan, dove il mae-stoso fiume Mutehekau Shipu viene difeso da associazioni e gruppi politici che, in nome dei diritti fluviali, si oppongono alla costruzione di nuove dighe dalle conseguenze potenzialmente devastanti. Ogni viaggio, e ritorno a casa, è una vera e propria avventura che si dipana in queste pagine intense: sembra quasi di sentire sulla pelle la cappa di umidità della foresta pluviale, di vedere lo sfarfallio delle libellule che migrano spinte dai monsoni, di provare terrore sul kayak in balia del fiume che si ingrossa, di assistere ai cambiamenti stagionali di amate sorgenti nella campagna inglese. Coinvolgente, suggestivo e illuminante, È vivo un fiume? è il libro piú personale e al tempo stesso piú militante di Robert Macfarlane. Un libro capace di aprire spazi di dialogo e confronto, rimettere in discussione le nostre visioni del mondo, e parlare al cuore. «Un''opera di straordinaria bellezza, un inno poetico che celebra la vitalità della Terra e mostra le nuove forme dell''agire politico che questa può ispirare». Amitav Ghosh «Leggetelo per puro piacere, leggetelo per aprire gli occhi, leggetelo per trovare conferma che il mondo va incontro a cambiamenti non solo drammatici, ma anche meravigliosi». Rebecca Solnit

From the best-selling author of Underland and "the great nature writer…of this generation" (Wall Street Journal), a revelatory book that transforms how we imagine rivers—and life itself. "As beautiful as the rivers and the hope he’s describing." —Valorie Castellanos Clark, Los Angeles Times A New York Times Bestseller Winner of the 2026 Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award Winner of the 2026 Nautilus Book Award Shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize Special Jury Citation for the Banff Mountain Books Prize Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker, Economist, Guardian, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Kirkus Reviews, and Publishers Weekly • A Time Must-Read Book • One of NPR’s "Books We Love" • A Washington Post Notable Work of Nonfiction Hailed in the New York Times as “a naturalist who can unfurl a sentence with the breathless ease of a master angler,” Robert Macfarlane brings his glittering style to a profound work of travel writing, reportage, and natural history. Is a River Alive? is a joyful, mind-expanding exploration of an ancient, urgent idea: that rivers are living beings who should be recognized as such in imagination and law. Macfarlane takes readers on three unforgettable journeys teeming with extraordinary people, stories, and places: to the miraculous cloud-forests and mountain streams of Ecuador, to the wounded creeks and lagoons of India, and to the spectacular wild rivers of Canada—imperiled respectively by mining, pollution, and dams. Braiding these journeys is the life story of the fragile chalk stream a mile from Macfarlane’s house, a stream who flows through his own years and days. Powered by dazzling prose and lit throughout by other minds and voices, Is a River Alive? will open hearts, challenge perspectives, and remind us that our fate flows with that of rivers—and always has.

Overal ter wereld sterven rivieren door vervuiling, droogte en indamming. Al sinds mensenheugenis moeten rivieren dienstbaar zijn voor vervoer, voor energie, als bron van voedsel, als open riool. Wereldwijd is er echter ook een beweging gaande die het leven en de rechten van rivieren en andere natuur wil erkennen en wil vastleggen in de wet om verdere vernietiging tegen te gaan. Natuurschrijver Robert Macfarlane is diep overtuigd van deze Rights of Nature. In Leeft een rivier? neemt hij zijn lezers mee op een reis langs drie grote stroomgebieden, in Ecuador, India en Canada. Van nevelwouden naar lagunes en van kreken naar kolkende watermassa''s. Alle drie de rivieren worden bedreigd en voor alle drie wordt een strijd geleverd. Leeft een rivier? is Macfarlanes meest persoonlijke én politieke boek tot nu toe. Het bruist van de fascinerende ideeën, onvergetelijke personages en verhalen, en van de haarscherpe natuurobservaties die zijn handelsmerk zijn. Hij verweeft cultuur- en natuurgeschiedenis, reportages, reis- en natuurverslagen met poëtisch proza.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Vydejte se hledat odpovědi na odvěké otázky existence i současné problémy tam, kde se skutečně skrývají: pod povrch. Náš vztah k temnotě rozjasní pohřební komory z doby bronzové, tajemství grónských ledovců, komplikované sítě stromových kořenů i místo, kde bude po 100 000 let skladován jaderný odpad. Během této úžasné cesty do záhadných prostor mýtů, literatury i krajiny se dozvíte překvapivá fakta o všem, co je pohřbené – v hlubinách Země i lidské mysli.

Robert Macfarlane a passé des années à parcourir les routes et à interroger les liens entre les hommes et le paysage. Tout commence un jour de printemps, quand il quitte sa maison de Cambridge pour suivre un ancien chemin de craie. Une aventure de trois ans le mène sur des voies antiques, des routes maritimes, des chemins de pèlerinage, des routes fracturées par la guerre et des sentiers escarpés de haute montagne. Il suit la trace de marcheurs avant lui : poètes, soldats, chasseurs d''oiseaux, philosophes ou bergers. Il parcourt des routes périlleuses, sacrées ou intimistes. Chemin faisant, ce conteur merveilleux observe les paysages et explore leur histoire insoupçonnée pour la faire ressurgir sous ses pas. D''une érudition scientifique et littéraire éblouissante, Par les chemins est une ode jubilatoire à la puissance de la marche, des routes, et de ceux qui les ont empruntées. Ce récit qui a déjà séduit plusieurs centaines de milliers de lecteurs est célébré depuis sa parution comme un chef-d''oeuvre de la littérature de voyage. (4e de couverture)

Seventy years after the adoption of the 1951 Refugee Convention, the UK is guilty of undermining the very principles of asylum, inhumanely detaining those seeking protection and ushering in sweeping changes that threaten to punish refugees at every turn. But the UK’s immigration system is not alone in committing such breaches of human rights. The fourth volume of Refugee Tales explores our present international environment, combining author re-tellings with first-hand accounts of individuals who have been detained across the world. As the coronavirus pandemic defies borders – leaving those who are detained even more vulnerable – this collection shares stories spanning Canada, Greece, Italy, Switzerland and the UK, and calls for international insistence on a future without detention. Edited by Anna Pincus & David Herd. ‘Heartbreaking and heartwarming in equal measure. Every page is filled with quiet dignity.’ – Shobu Kapoor ‘A courageous book’ – Jackie Kay Part of the Refugee Tales series.

Dazzlingly beautiful and wonderfully inventive, discover the magical new book from the creators of bestselling, critically acclaimed literary phenomenon, The Lost Words... Kindred in spirit to The Lost Words but fresh in its form, The Lost Spells is a pocket-sized treasure that introduces a beautiful new set of natural spell-poems and artwork by beloved creative duo Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris. As in The Lost Words, these "spells" take their subjects from relatively commonplace, and yet underappreciated, animals, birds, trees and flowers -- from Barn Owl to Red Fox, Grey Seal to Silver Birch, Jay to Jackdaw. But they break out of the triptych format of The Lost Words, finding new shapes, new spaces and new voices with which to conjure. Written to be read aloud, painted in brushstrokes that call to the forest, field, riverbank and also to the heart, The Lost Spells summons back what is often lost from sight and care, and inspires protection and action on behalf of the natural world. Above all, it celebrates a sense of wonder, bearing witness to nature''s power to amaze, console and bring joy. Praise for The Lost Words: ''Gorgeous to look at and to read. Give it to a child to bring back the magic of language'' Jeanette Winterson, Guardian ''Breathtaking, magical... Jackie Morris has created something that you could spend all day looking at'' New Statesman ''Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris have made a thing of astonishing beauty'' Observer

With contributions by: William Boyd, Candice Carty-Williams, Imtiaz Dharker, Roddy Doyle, Pico Iyer, Robert Macfarlane, Andy Miller, Jackie Morris, Jan Morris, Sisonke Msimang, Dina Nayeri, Chigozie Obioma, Michael Ondaatje, David Pilling, Max Porter, Philip Pullman, Alice Pung, Jancis Robinson, S.F.Said, Madeleine Thien, Salley Vickers, John Wood and Markus Zusak ''This story, like so many stories, begins with a gift. The gift, like so many gifts, was a book...'' So begins the essay by Robert Macfarlane that inspired this collection. In this cornucopia of an anthology, you will find essays by some of the world''s most beloved novelists, nonfiction writers, essayists and poets. ''You will see books taking flight in flocks, migrating around the world, landing in people''s hearts and changing them for a day or a year or a lifetime. ''You will see books sparking wonder or anger; throwing open windows into other languages, other cultures, other minds; causing people to fall in love or to fight for what is right. ''And more than anything, over and over again, you will see books and words being given, received and read - and in turn prompting further generosity.'' Published to coincide with the 20th anniversary of global literacy non-profit, Room to Read, The Gifts of Reading forms inspiring, unforgettable, irresistible proof of the power and necessity of books and reading. Inspired by Robert Macfarlane Curated by Jennie Orchard

Robert Macfarlane nos invita a bajar la mirada hacia las profundidades de la tierra: un descenso hacia la historia, la cultura y las memorias del subsuelo. «El gran escritor y poeta de la naturaleza de esta generación.» The Wall Street Journal ¿Por qué descender? ¿Qué sabemos de los mundos que yacen bajo nuestros pies? ¿Qué nos pueden enseñar de nosotros mismos? Bajotierra es una exploración épica del mundo subterráneo a través de los viajes del autor a variopintos paisajes del subsuelo y de la mitología, la literatura y la memoria que los acompañan. En este extraordinario periplo por nuestra relación con la oscuridad, el enterramiento, el pasado y el futuro de nuestro planeta, nos trasladamos de los orígenes del universo a una Tierra poshumana, pasando por las cámaras funerarias de la Edad de Bronce, las catacumbas de París, la macroinfraestructura para almacenar desechos nucleares en las profundidades de Finlandia, el deshielo de los glaciares de Groenlandia, los ríos que desaparecen bajo tierra, las cuevas bajo el hielo ártico y la red fúngica por la que se comunican los árboles. En su habitual afán por encontrar los vínculos entre el paisaje y el corazón humano y gracias a una prosa lírica y llena de fuerza, el autor expone e ilumina esta parte oculta y, apelando a nuestro tiempo, nos invita a ver el mundo desde una nueva perspectiva que indaga sobre el origen y la pérdida pero también en la esperanza y el miedo por el futuro de nuestra existencia. La crítica ha dicho... «Un libro excelente: valiente y sutil, empático y extraño.» Dwight Garner, The New York Times «Una magistral y cautivadora exploración del mundo bajo nuestros pies [...]. Es como si, en lo profundo de la roca ancestral, Macfarlane estuviera ganando perspectiva no solo sobre el tiempo y sobre la naturaleza, sino también sobre su propia carrera literaria [...]. Un libro extraordinario, culto y ameno a la vez, emocionante y bellamente escrito.» Alex Preston, The Guardian «Maravilloso [...]. Con una curiosidad inacabable, generosidad de espíritu, erudición, valentía y claridad [...]. Un libro que vale la pena leer.» The Times «La estrella más visible del firmamento nature writing, desde que publicara Las montañas de la mente. Maestro en fundir historias de personas y territorio con vocabulario espléndido. En Bajotierra, entre la épica y lo cotidiano, alterna el viaje personal con leyendas y mitos para explorar el subsuelo desde los orígenes del universo hasta las Catacumbas de París, la red fúngica que comunica a los árboles.» Gabi Martínez, La Vanguardia. « Bajotierra confirma a Macfarlane como un referente de las letras británicas en el género de la literatura verde. Su libro sobre la fascinación por las montañas le valió ser galardonado con el Guardian First Book Award. En 2017 ganó el Premio E.M. Forster de Literatura y actualmente se dedica a la enseñanza en el Emmanuel College de Cambridge. The Wall Street Journal le consideró «el gran escritor y poeta de la naturaleza de esta generación». Raül Conde, El Mundo « [...] Siempre bien acompañado (Rilke, Borges, Wells, Calvino, David Bowie...) y por una militante preocupación ecologista que nunca cae en la obviedad. Protesta, sí. Pero lo hace con la más elegante y, finalmente, didáctica y convincente de las pasiones.» Rodrigo Fresán, ABC cultural

Ausgezeichnet mit dem NDR Kultur Sachbuchpreis In einer großartigen Entdeckungsreise nimmt uns der vielfach ausgezeichnete britische Autor Robert Macfarlane mit in die dunkle, überraschende Welt unter der Erde. Er führt uns in Höhlenlandschaften in England und Slowenien, zu einem unterirdischen Fluss in Italien, in den Untergrund von Paris, die schwindende Gletscherwelt Grönlands und, zuletzt, in einen Stollen für Atomabfälle, der die nächsten 100.000 Jahre überdauern soll. Sein Buch ist viel mehr als eine fantastische Natur- und Landschaftsgeschichte: Eindringlich schildert er das Wechselspiel zwischen Mensch, Natur und Landschaft – nicht zuletzt als Mahnung, was wir durch unsere Eingriffe zu verlieren drohen.

«Un''ode appassionata a luoghi veri che sembrano impossibili, in una prosa che ci restituisce, quasi intatto, il vivido incanto della loro essenza piú intima». Rebecca Solnit

Eerie, unsettling and hauntingly beautiful - a new collaboration from the bestselling creators of Holloway ''Ness goes beyond what we expect books to do. Beyond poetry, beyond the word, beyond the bomb -- it is an aftertime song. It is dark, ever so dark, nimble and lethal. It is a triumphant libretto of mythic modernism for our poisoned age. Ness is something else, and feels like it always has been'' Max Porter, Booker-longlisted author of Lanny and Grief is the Thing with Feathers Somewhere on a salt-and-shingle island, inside a ruined concrete structure known as The Green Chapel, a figure called The Armourer is leading a ritual with terrible intent. But something is coming to stop him. Five more-than-human forms are traversing land, sea and time towards The Green Chapel, moving to the point where they will converge and become Ness. Ness has lichen skin and willow-bones. Ness is made of tidal drift, green moss and deep time. Ness has hagstones for eyes and speaks only in birds. And Ness has come to take this island back. What happens when land comes to life? What would it take for land to need to come to life? Using word and image, Robert Macfarlane and Stanley Donwood have together made a minor modern myth. Part-novella, part-prose-poem, part-mystery play, in Ness their skills combine to dazzling, troubling effect. Robert Macfarlane is the author of The Lost Words with Jackie Morris, The Old Ways and Underland, among other books. Stanley Donwood is an artist and the author of Slowly Downward and Household Worms. His next books are There Will Be No Quiet and Bad Island.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This book was inspired by the decision to remove 50 ''nature'' words from the Oxford Junior Dictionary. These words included conker, bluebell, kingfisher, and acorn.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE From the bestselling author of UNDERLAND, THE OLD WAYS and THE LOST WORDS ''Few books give such a sense of enchantment; it is a book to give to many, and to return to repeatedly'' Independent ''Enormously pleasurable, deeply moving. A bid to save our rich hoard of landscape language, and a blow struck for the power of a deep creative relationship to place'' Financial Times ''A book that ought to be read by policymakers, educators, armchair environmentalists and active conservationists the world over'' Guardian ''Gorgeous, thoughtful and lyrical'' Independent on Sunday ''Feels as if [it] somehow grew out of the land itself. A delight'' Sunday Times Discover Robert Macfarlane''s joyous meditation on words, landscape and the relationship between the two. Words are grained into our landscapes, and landscapes are grained into our words. Landmarks is about the power of language to shape our sense of place. It is a field guide to the literature of nature, and a glossary containing thousands of remarkable words used in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales to describe land, nature and weather. Travelling from Cumbria to the Cairngorms, and exploring the landscapes of Roger Deakin, J. A. Baker, Nan Shepherd and others, Robert Macfarlane shows that language, well used, is a keen way of knowing landscape, and a vital means of coming to love it.

In Silt, bestselling travel writer Robert Macfarlane walks the Broomway, the deadliest path in Britain. In one of the most striking chapters of his brilliant 2012 book The Old Ways, Robert Macfarlane walks the Essex offshore path which has claimed the lives of more than sixty people over the centuries. His companion on this atmospheric and potentially perilous journey is his old friend and photographer, David Quentin. In this special e-book edition, the Broomway section of The Old Ways appears alongside a run of twenty-two photographs taken that day by David, which form a haunting counterpoint to the text itself. In a newly written afterword, David reflects on the walk, on Robert Macfarlane''s writing and on the fascinating legal terrain which paths like this one traverse even as they cross the land itself. Praise for The Old Ways: ''Macfarlane has shown how utterly beautiful a brilliantly written travel book can still be. As perfect as his now classic The Wild Places. Maybe it is even better than that'' William Dalrymple, Observer ''A lovely book, a poetic investigation into what it is to follow a path, on land and at sea, in the footsteps of both our ancient predecessors and such writers as Edward Thomas: Macfarlane is reviving an entire body of nature writing here'' David Sexton, Evening Standard ''Beautifully written, moving, thrilling. It reminded me of how much stranger and richer the world is... at walking speed'' Philip Pullman, Guardian ''A magnificent meditation on walking and writing. An astonishingly haunted book'' Adam Nicolson, Daily Telegraph ''The Old Ways sets the imagination tingling . . . it is like reading a prose Odyssey sprinkled with imagist poems'' John Carey, Sunday Times Robert Macfarlane is the author of the award-winning Mountains of the Mind; The Wild Places; The Old Ways, which was shortlisted for the 2012 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction; and Landmarks, which was shortlisted for the 2015 Samuel Johnson Prize. He is a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. David Quentin is a barrister specialising in tax law. He also takes photographs, teaches Cambridge undergraduates about versification and plays the bass guitar in London-based krautgoth noisegaze outfit The Murder Act.

From the acclaimed author of The Wild Places and Underland, an exploration of walking and thinking In this exquisitely written book, Robert Macfarlane sets off from his Cambridge, England, home to follow the ancient tracks, holloways, drove roads, and sea paths that crisscross both the British landscape and its waters and territories beyond. The result is an immersive, enthralling exploration of the ghosts and voices that haunt old paths, of the stories our tracks keep and tell, and of pilgrimage and ritual. Told in Macfarlane’s distinctive voice, The Old Ways folds together natural history, cartography, geology, archaeology and literature. His walks take him from the chalk downs of England to the bird islands of the Scottish northwest, from Palestine to the sacred landscapes of Spain and the Himalayas. Along the way he crosses paths with walkers of many kinds—wanderers, pilgrims, guides, and artists. Above all this is a book about walking as a journey inward and the subtle ways we are shaped by the landscapes through which we move. Macfarlane discovers that paths offer not just a means of traversing space, but of feeling, knowing, and thinking.

Verslag van wandeltochten door historisch betekenisvolle landschappen in vooral Groot-Brittannië, maar ook Palestina, Spanje en Tibet.