Award-winning naturalist and author Stephen Rutt was our Walking Writers Salon guest in June, discussing his latest book The Waterlands.
Too long have we taken water for granted – it is a crucial element that keeps our world alive, without it there is no life. Following the path of a raindrop to the sea, from the boggy springs of Highland Scotland, through the valleys, the creeks, the marshes to the sea, naturalist and birder Stephen Rutt walks us through all the wet patches, lyrically accompanying streams and rivers as they rush and meander through the landscape.
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Meandering through the landscape
We are excited to have award-winning naturalist and author Stephen Rutt as our Walking Writers Salon guest in June. Too long have we taken water for granted – it is a crucial element that keeps our world alive, without it there is no life. Following the path of a raindrop to the sea, from the
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• The Waterlands
From the award-winning author of The Seafarers and Wintering comes an utterly original and compelling fascinating exploration of the most miraculous substance on Earth: water. It falls in a moment. When the heaviest droplets of ice can no longer be held, the first raindrop slips from the sky and plunges, down through the damp, cold air, thawing as it
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When author Julian Hoffman first arrived in Greece’s remote Prespa region, his Greek was “almost non-existent.” Walking became a form of literacy for him—a way to learn the language of the land by tracing the steps of others, reading stone walls, abandoned houses, plant communities, and animal tracks. “Walking was a way in,” he says,
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Walking Writers of Prespa: a showcase of writing about walking from around the world
Join us in celebrating the first anniversary of the Walking Writers of Prespa. We are a collective of walking artists and writers who first gathered at a long table under the linden trees of Psarades during the 2025 Walking Arts Encounter. Ann de Forest, a longtime writer and relative newcomer to walking art, initiated the gathering, envisioning an
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