Paul Bogard is the author of The End of Night and the editor of the anthology Let There Be Night: Testimony on Behalf of the Dark. His writing and commentary on the natural world have appeared in the Los Angeles Times and on Slate, Salon, and All Things Considered. He teaches creative nonfiction at James Madison University and lives in Virginia and Minnesota.
Praise for The Ground Beneath Us "A beautiful call for deeper
physical, intellectual, and emotional connections between people
and Earth. Paul Bogard eloquently describes the roots of culture
and ecology, and the importance of the many forms of 'ground' and
soil for our collective future."--David George Haskell, author of
The Songs of Trees and the Pulitzer finalist, The Forest Unseen;
Professor of Biology, University of the South
"[Bogard] offers delightful insights from experts on the activities
of nature during the night.... Bogard will leave readers in awe of
darkness and in admiration of his book." -- Library Journal
(starred review)
"A hymn to vanished darkness. A literary journey. This is a rich
book. As you read it, you too will want to reclaim the night and
perhaps rediscover the heavens of the Enlightenment." -- Nature
"A lyrical, far-reaching book. Part elegy, part call-to-arms, The
End of Night feels like an essential addition to the literature of
nature." -- Boston Globe
"A moving, poetic, immersive, multifaceted, and thought-provoking
study... Terrific." -- Publishers Weekly
"A whopper of a cautionary tale... Beyond ecological concerns,
Bogard asserts that pavement disconnects us from nature, making the
land seem homogeneous and undermining our well-being. The fragility
of the life-giving earth we call dirt is the fragility of us
all."--Booklist
"Absorbing... The End of Night delivers a forceful...critique of
our overexposed world." -- Wall Street Journal
"An intriguing examination of the ground, which 'holds the wild
world in place'.... environmental journalist Bogard contributes an
expert if unsettling account of the 'living ground.' In the
author's expansive view, the ground is whatever lies under our
feet, and he explores the many ways humans exploit it until,
ultimately, they pave it.... insightful, wide-ranging."--Kirkus
"Bogard considers both built landscapes and more natural ones in
this diverse and engaging discussion on dirt. Examining urban areas
such as New York City, he looks at "what's gone missing, what
remains, what may come to be." The soil is "a trove of
biodiversity" that we have yet to fully explore, and Bogard chats
with an array of experts to learn how to dig deeper." --Publishers
Weekly
"Bogard reminds us of the riches underfoot, from New York's Central
Park soil biome, which teems with thousands of freshly discovered
species, to terrestrial pitstops that keep migrating birds on the
wing."--Nature
"It's impossible to read it without feeling the impulse to set out
for the spaces beyond the city limits and spread out a blanket
under the stars." -- Columbus Dispatch
"Mind-blowing.... For the science-minded, this book is a dream and
conservationists will want to share, share, share. If you're
curious about what's underfoot or under-pavement, The Ground
Beneath Us will keep you rooted in your chair."--Terri
Schlichenmeyer, Long View Daily News
"With lively and deeply personal prose, Bogard unlocks the secret
world of earth itself: from the startling biodiversity of soil, to
hallowed sites like Gettysburg and New York's World Trade Center,
to all that is sacred and profane we ask the ground to hold....
This is a gorgeous--and very important--book. Once you've read it,
you won't walk, stand, or sway the same way again."--Bookish
Praise for The End of Night Shortlisted for the PEN/E.O. Wilson
Literary Science Writing Award Finalist, Sigurd F. Olson Nature
Writing Award Chosen as one of Gizmodo's Best Books of 2013 An
Amazon Best Book of the Month, Nonfiction: Editors' Pick, July 2013
2014 Nautilus Award Silver Winner
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