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When I take the Corgis to Paris Mountain State Park, I feel like I can breathe again. I step into the forest, and tree limbs stretch like a cathedral above our heads. Amongst the quiet of nature, I finally find a sense of peace amidst the crashing chaos of the world. Here, the trees whisper calm affirmations as the wind carries a woodsy incense through the air. 

It’s no wonder that so many of us adore nature. There’s something about that special sense of awe and wonder when you feel in your body that you too are one small part in this big beautiful world. For centuries, writers have sung the praises of nature in their work. Nature writing is a beloved genre in and of itself, but there’s something special about a book that blends a strong sense of self into its work. Combining the perfect blend of nature writing and memoir, these authors have found a niche for themselves that celebrates the natural world and their place in it.

These genre-bending books are perfect for memoir lovers who want to dabble in nature writing or nature lovers who want to venture into memoir. If you’re looking for a place to start, I’ve compiled some of my favorite genre-bending nature memoirs that would be perfect for your TBR.

H Is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald I’ll never forget the first time I read H Is for Hawk. I had just graduated from grad school and ventured into reading for fun again when I checked out the audiobook H Is for Hawk from my public library. I’d never heard of the author nor knew anything about raising hawks, but I knew this book was for me. After MacDonald’s father dies, she buys a baby goshawk and raises it by hand. Her insightful prose and depth of emotion on the page pair perfectly with her descriptions of her hawk. Now, over ten years later, H Is Hawk has been turned into a film starring Claire Foy.

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer In this modern classic, Potawatomi author Robin Wall Kimmerer combines her scientific background and her Native Nation’s traditions to create this must-read book that celebrates the natural world and our place in it. In one essay, Kimmerer describes the lifecycle of a pond that she has out back, following it along as the land tries to reclaim it. Few people can truly capture the beauty of the earth’s creatures like she can

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