I am thrilled that my colleague and friend Ryan Brod’s collection of essays is coming out next week! I have long been an admirer of his captivating and magical writing about nature, family and the inner life. Ryan’s prose combines his keenly attuned senses of a boy brought up on the wonders of the Maine woods with his deep intelligence to render moving essays to portray a world of nature observed by someone who has learned to sit still and wait. Ranging in topics from guiding underdressed New Yorkers on a frozen lake to chasing giant Florida tarpon to finding peace outdoors during a global pandemic, these pages will carry you to the wild places of Ryan’s work and heart. You can pre-order his book here or wherever good books are sold.
Catharine H. Murray 
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