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Cursed Mountains and Deathly Lakes: When Nature Is Explained By Myth

Cursed Mountains and Deathly Lakes: When Nature Is Explained By Myth

Adrienne Mayor Explores the Folklore and Legends Behind Natural Phenomena From Across the World

By Adrienne Mayor | October 22, 2025

When Tracker Tilmouth the Warlpiri People of Central Australia “Invaded” Europe

When Tracker Tilmouth the Warlpiri People of Central Australia “Invaded” Europe

Alexis Wright on Aboriginal Leader Tracker Tilmouth’s Trip to the United Nations in Geneva

By Alexis Wright | October 22, 2025

Carving Our Canoes: On the Value of Building a Communal Life in an Atomized World

Carving Our Canoes: On the Value of Building a Communal Life in an Atomized World

Tyson Yunkaporta Considers the Possibilities and Limits of Indigenous Knowledge For Relieving Contemporary Malaise

By Tyson Yunkaporta | February 6, 2025

After Australia: Robyn Davidson on Discovering Her Next Adventure

After Australia: Robyn Davidson on Discovering Her Next Adventure

“Perhaps a strong fate is nothing more than a reckless disregard for consequences.”

By Robyn Davidson | December 7, 2023

Raising the Dead from Paper: Katharine Quarmby on Fiction's Friendly Ghosts

Raising the Dead from Paper: Katharine Quarmby on Fiction's Friendly Ghosts

"Remembering is both an act of restitution and of defiance."

By Katharine Quarmby | October 16, 2023

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The Children's Bach">Domestic Yet Universal: Rumaan Alam on Helen Garner's The Children's Bach

"This is a story about how life happens to all of us."

By Rumaan Alam | October 10, 2023

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A Scotsman: Why I Love Getting Drunk on Cocktails in America

A Scotsman: Why I Love Getting Drunk on Cocktails in America

Daniel Sloss on the Varieties of Worldwide Drinking Culture

By Daniel Sloss | October 13, 2021

Encountering One of the Most Toxic Trees in the World

Encountering One of the Most Toxic Trees in the World

Meg Lowman on Australia’s Giant Stinging Tree

By Meg Lowman | August 10, 2021

Vulnerability Never Ends: Madeleine Watts on Coming-of-Age Amidst Climate Catastrophe

Vulnerability Never Ends: Madeleine Watts on Coming-of-Age Amidst Climate Catastrophe

The Inland Sea">Madelaine Lucas in Conversation With the Author of The Inland Sea

By Madelaine Lucas | April 21, 2021

Alexis Wright on the Inward Migration of Apocalyptic Times

Alexis Wright on the Inward Migration of Apocalyptic Times

Emergence Magazine Podcast">This Week From the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | February 12, 2021

The Long Goodbye: Reconciling with the End of Nature

The Long Goodbye: Reconciling with the End of Nature

Madeleine Watts on Life in a Slow Motion Crisis

By Madeleine Watts | January 14, 2021

Kathleen Jennings on the Grim Genre of the Australian Gothic

Kathleen Jennings on the Grim Genre of the Australian Gothic

New Books Network Podcast">In Conversation with Gabrielle Mathieu on the New Books Network Podcast

By New Books Network | November 13, 2020

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Time of Terror">Barry Lopez: Love in a
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On Natural Landscapes, Metaphorical Living, and Warlpiri Identity

By Barry Lopez | August 7, 2020

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