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“A luscious novel . . . [Helen] Humphreys offers a fresh view of a philosopher thought of as a loner, depicting his family home as a place for communion and companionship . . . This is Thoreau as he really lived.” —Hillary Kelly, The AtlanticA novel as wise as it is tender, a meditation on the mirac... Read More about Followed by the Lark: A Novel

And a Dog Called Fig is the story of one writer’s life with dogs (including a frisky new puppy), how they are uniquely ideal companions for building a creative life, and some delightful tales about dogs and their famous writersInto my writer's isolation will come a dog, to sit beside my chair or to ... Read More about And a Dog Called Fig: Solitude, Connection, the Writing Life

“A luscious novel . . . [Helen] Humphreys offers a fresh view of a philosopher thought of as a loner, depicting his family home as a place for communion and companionship . . . This is Thoreau as he really lived.” —Hillary Kelly, The AtlanticA novel as wise as it is tender, a meditation on the mirac... Read More about Followed by the Lark: A Novel

And a Dog Called Fig is the story of one writer’s life with dogs (including a frisky new puppy), how they are uniquely ideal companions for building a creative life, and some delightful tales about dogs and their famous writersInto my writer's isolation will come a dog, to sit beside my chair or to ... Read More about And a Dog Called Fig: Solitude, Connection, the Writing Life

" A] delightful mix of memoir and field study." -- Publishers Weekly STARRED review Award-winning and beloved author Helen Humphreys discovers her local herbarium and realizes we need to look for beauty in whatever nature we have left -- no matter how diminished Award-winning poet and novelist He... Read More about Field Study: Meditations on a Year at the Herbarium

Amid the chaos of World War II, three people find unexpected freedom through their connection to the natural world—from the author of Rabbit Foot Bill.Downed during his first mission, James Hunter is taken captive as a German POW. To bide the time, he studies a nest of redstarts at the edge of camp.... Read More about The Evening Chorus: A Novel