Rooted

An elegant tapestry of poetry and science, of personal narrative and communal prophesy, this beautifully written book is drenched in wonder. It is a celebration of interconnectedness and belonging, a wild sacrament, a love song to life. --Mirabai Starr, author of Caravan of No Despair and Wild Mercy With her deep intuition and expansive attention as our guides, Lyanda Haupt's gorgeous words create a path to the place where science and spirit meet. It's a barefoot path that wanders through solitudes and into community with frogs, moose, orca, and our own wildness. --Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass Bold, lucid, lyrical, wise. In Rooted, Lyanda Lynn Haupt re-imagines and rediscovers connectedness, exploring our relationships to nature through the rhythms of daily life. A timely, and though-provoking read. --Thor Hanson, author of Buzz and The Triumph of Seeds Rooted is luminous and living proof of its own central premise: that all things are connected, and that activism and creativity can be a powerful combination. Part philosophical and personal exploration, part environmental manifesto, written with a gloriously poetic sensibility, Rooted feels like a literary love child of Rachel Carson and Mary Oliver. Find yourself a quiet place, preferably under a tree, and let Lyanda Lynn Haupt teach you how to embrace the tangled empathy of living not as a dominant species, but as one of many. --Erica Bauermeister, New York Times bestselling author of The Scent Keeper and House Lessons An extraordinary guide to wonder and belonging. Shattering dualities--science/spirit, dark/light, human/nature--Haupt leads us into the delicious presence of the living Earth. In a time of isolation and fragmentation, her many insights are beautiful and much-needed invitations to wholeness and connection. --David Haskell, author of The Forest Unseen and The Songs of Trees A masterful melding of the mystical and the material. A great read. --Bernd Heinrich, author of White Feathers and Racing the Clock