The Exploration of Nature discussion

When you have a moment introduce yourself and tell us a little about your interests.

I'm Joe and thought I would form this group as a way to bring people together who share an interest in the natural world.

Hello everyone,

My name is Lynne and I work/live as a translator/proofreader in the foothills of the French Pyrenees. I'm overwhelmed by the universe and even more so since I moved here.

I have a wonderful telescope (although problems working it properly) and I keep on wondering, are there other planets with races similar to us on it. I keep on imagining.... I'm fascinated by black holes and the planets, etc.

This group is a great idea!

Welcome to the group, Lynne. I share your fascination with the cosmos. It's good to have you on board. Joe.

Hello! I am Alison and I just joined. I love nature and wildlife and am passionate about conservation. I study primatology. For books specifically about animals also join the group "Animal Lovers" :)

Welcome, Alison. It's great to have you

Hi Joe! Great to find your group. I love nature and it features a lot in my poetry and wrting. I'm currently working on a novel where nature and animals take centre stage. :)

Wonderful to have you. best of luck on your novel.

Thanks Joe! :)

Hello, my name is Paul Andrulis and I write wilderness survival fiction, and outdoors based non-fiction. I thank you for inviting me to join your group.

Hi Paul, great to have you and looking forward to your thoughts.

Hello Everyone, my name is Garry Rogers. I am a vegetation ecologist who has become concerned that the landscapes I love are disappearing because of human ignorance and neglect. Merely studying vegetation and landscape dynamics is not enough.

I have begun trying to popularize nature conservation using fiction. My first novel is a science fiction adventure for young readers. It has a nature conservation theme, but I worked hard to keep the theme in the background if not subliminal. Like Louise Hastings (message 7), I gave animals a central role.

I am pleased to join this group and will contribute where I can.

Hi Gary welcome to the group. Best of luck with your literary efforts.

I am the scientist/author of The Speed of Light on book tour. Next stop is the North Houston Astronomy Club on September 26!

Hi L. Looks like a very interesting book.

Hello to the group and hello to Jo who I followed here. I love reading natural history, geology, adventure expeditions and science for the layman books I have a favorite book to recommend "Reading the Rocks" by Marcia Bjornerud. I would love to discuss this marvelous work with someone. I can't seem to get any of my friends interested.
Let me know some of your favorites.

Hello to the group! My name is Gabriel and I am new to GoodReads. I love reading adventurous tales that take the reader into nature (when I am not in nature myself)! I think so much can be learned from exploring the great outdoors. I am a long distance trekker, just having completed the Camino de Santiago in Spain. I live in beautiful Denver, Colorado.

Hi everyone, I'm Ron Askew and I live in St Albans, just north of London. A former editor and journalist, I now write my own stuff. Nature is all. John Keats' Ode To A Nightingale is one of my favourite writes. Sadly, we overlook Nature too often now and are increasingly removed from it. My feeling is we need to modify our own natures if we are to survive. Such is the thinking behind a story I now wish to bring to your attention. I look fwd to hearing what you may think about it.
best regards Ron

99 cts / 99 p, May 1-8 - myBook.to/OneSwiftSummer

Two men are at odds over a litter bin in the manicured elegance of London's Kew Gardens. Which side of the fence should it be on? Yes, quite ridiculous, utterly so.
Throw in one jaded young war photographer - Hi, Emma Saywell - one stately monkey puzzle tree and a squadron of screeching swifts and our scene is set for an escalating little drama and a bloody redemption.

On Walden Pond, The Old Man And The Sea, The Natural History of Selborne and the verses of John Keats are the inspirations behind One Swift Summer, a contemporary novella with Nature at its heart.

99 cts / 99 p, May 1-8 - myBook.to/OneSwiftSummer

Hi all. My name is Sarah. I was browsing around to see if there were any nature writing/reading groups that would interest me and this one does look interesting! I live in Arizona and have been a devoted reader since I was a child. I have a huge interest in ecology, ecosophy, prose inspired by landscape, and environmental fiction and it would be nice to get recommendations from others and share authors. Lately I have been reading books on Deep Ecology and some natural history. Authors I enjoy are Arne Naess, Edward O. Wilson, David Abram, Paul Shepherd, Gary Snyder, etc. Lately I have been specifically interested in poetry dealing with climate change. Anywhoo... hope to meet you all on here and have a great day!

Hello!

I am Joanna Tilsley (aka xYz) and I am both author and illustrator of 30 Days, an anthology of illustrated poems about science, cosmology and nature.

30 Days has proliferated and been used and shared in the science and art community all around the world, and is being used by US high school teachers during classes to engage student not otherwise interested in science. My work has been referenced by both Scientific American and Nautilus Magazine. You can read about all the ways it’s been used on my Goodreads blog. So I hope it might be of interest to members of this Goodreads group.

I think that Goodreads is an absolutely fantastic resource. I stumbled upon my book listed here only a few days ago and took ownership of it. Since then I’ve been making full use of the author tools, updating my Goodreads Author Profile, and information about my book, adding photos, and updating my Goodreads blog with all the ways my work has proliferated and been used and shared in the science and art community around the world. It’s just been fantastic, because writing and publishing was such a labour of love and such a leap of faith!

I’m currently applying for art grant funding to upgrade my current computer setup, which is now struggling with basics, and in support of my grant applications, I will be listing my Goodreads Author Profile . Without new equipment I will not be able to create a sequel to 30 Days, and I’m really hoping that the awarding bodies will think I’m a worthy cause, after reading the reviews of my book on this site. Wish me luck!

If you want to know what happens with my application, please do follow me as an author on Goodreads and please also feel free to comment on any of my blog postings. You can also connect with me as xYz on Facebook and @xYzPortal on Twitter.

Happy dreams

Jo (xYz ~ Quantum Poet)

Hi everyone!

I just joined your group. As an eco-minded author, nature exploration and wildlife-oriented books are something I’m passionate about.

My current favorite is “Last Chance to See” by Douglas Adams. It’s an old book, but I just read it for the first time. Adams had a real talent for making his readers howl in laughter between serious discussions about animal extinctions.

I’m looking for to reading—and participating in—upcoming discussions.

Cheers!

Marty Essen
Author of Endangered Edens: Exploring the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica, the Everglades, and Puerto Rico (To be published January 8, 2016)
and
Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents

I am an ecologist and author. Probably the word misanthrope applies as I am kind of disgusted with my own species. I am interested in the evolution of arrogance in the human primate and feel this will be our downfall. It does not help that I have been a professional field biologist for decades, have worked very hard to document and save species and places and it hasn't mattered all that much. Many of these species are still in decline, many of these places we restored or thought would be protected have been trashed anyway. The human primate is relentless in its reach and ability to alter the "natural" world. Like they say, too bad we didn't come off the bonobo line. Boy, don't I know it!

I am the author of two novels, one eco-political but also very fun, wild= Birdbrain. The other is short fiction. I suppose you could call it "Mens" literature, also kind of wacky but touching. Many people think Phat's should get in front of the Coen Brothers. It's that kind of story. I can only dream that would ever happen. I don't have big connections in this arena. I am closing in on my third eco-fiction novel and hope to get it in flight within a few months. Thank you for the opportunity to post this and like all of us Indies, I appreciate reviews.

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Hey Joe and everyone. It seems like this group may be inactive, but it's hard to say. I wanted to say hi to everyone. I'm looking for books or material that may explain nature, the world, and the universe. Some things on TV are very sensatory, and I'm looking to increase my understanding of many things in nature. I'm looking for some help. I haven't been able to explore this part of my nature at all, due to lack of programming on television. So, thank you . . . in advance.