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Love and Other Fish: Essays on Wonder, Loss, and Transformation
A debut essay collection probing the multifaceted range of experiences, both common and unusual, that define human interaction with our wild and human-made worlds.
In this luminous debut collection, wilderness guide Hannah Hindley explores small creatures, big landscapes, and the shimmering connections between aquatic life and the human experience. Across eighteen lyrical essays, Love and Other Fish weaves together meticulously researched natural history with deeply personal stories. Drawing on years of work on boats and coastlines, Hindley uses encounters with fish—from remote desert canyons to Alaska’s glacier country—as guides for navigating the depths of heartbreak, hope, and transformation. Rendered with a tenderness for both the wild planet and the human heart, Love and Other Fish will leave readers with a renewed sense of wonder at the world around them.
In this luminous debut collection, wilderness guide Hannah Hindley explores small creatures, big landscapes, and the shimmering connections between aquatic life and the human experience. Across eighteen lyrical essays, Love and Other Fish weaves together meticulously researched natural history with deeply personal stories. Drawing on years of work on boats and coastlines, Hindley uses encounters with fish—from remote desert canyons to Alaska’s glacier country—as guides for navigating the depths of heartbreak, hope, and transformation. Rendered with a tenderness for both the wild planet and the human heart, Love and Other Fish will leave readers with a renewed sense of wonder at the world around them.
156 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 16, 2026
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July 24, 2026
Really enjoyed this book!
Beautiful writing with so much detail and knowledge about the species of the seas. The author takes us into magical worlds of underwater creatures and urges us to examine more deeply our relationship to the places and the creatures living in them.
Beautiful writing with so much detail and knowledge about the species of the seas. The author takes us into magical worlds of underwater creatures and urges us to examine more deeply our relationship to the places and the creatures living in them.
August 25, 2026
I read these interlinked essays in one day, fascinated by the beautiful descriptions and the way this brave and adventurous young author linked the fish to events in her own life.
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