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Island Conservation supporter and American Novelist Jonathan Franzen shares his thoughts on the importance of saving seabirds in a new Sierra Club interview. Whether he’s writing about the ills of consumerism, our addiction to technology, or the demise of complex discourse, novelist and essayist Jonathan Franzen has a knack for hitting America where it hurts. […]
Island Conservation talks with Jonathan Franzen about writing, birding, and effective conservation. You just published a book of essays titled The End of the End of the Earth, in which you suggest that the essay is perhaps more important now than ever. Why is that? The essay about essays grew out of the introduction I wrote […]
For almost 25 years, Island Conservation’s work has been a bright spot that provides a touch of hope for endangered island wildlife. Islands are home to almost half of the world’s highly threatened species, most of which are threatened in part by invasive species. Luckily, there is hope. Over the past almost 25 years, Island […]
Novelist, birder, and Island Conservation supporter, Jonathan Franzen, shares his love of birds in his new collection of essays, “The End of the End of the Earth.” For most of Jonathan Franzen’s life, he felt a little bit of shame when it came to his love of birdwatching. Now, he has embraced it and even more […]
Novelist and essayist Jonathan Franzen highlights the worldwide decline of seabirds, the threats they face, and how Island Conservation and other organizations are working to prevent extinctions on islands around the world. Some might imagine that seabirds which nest on remote islands and spend the majority of their lifetime at sea would be safe from […]
National Geographic and partners have declared 2018 the Year of the Bird in celebration of the centennial of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Jonathan Franzen wrote the January cover story “Why Birds Matter” and joins Steve Curwood on Living on Earth to talk about the importance of birds and the perils they still face today. […]
National Geographic and partners have declared 2018 the Year of the Bird. Why? They help the environment, but they also help our souls. Writer Jonathan Franzen explores the wonder of birds, and why we can’t live without them. By: Jonathan Franzen For most of my life, I didn’t pay attention to birds. Only in my […]