Tag: Michael Pollan

  • Quick and Quirky Book Reviews

    Quick and Quirky Book Reviews

    So—just for funsies—I’m reviewing books again. The bad news is that I have quite a backlog. For many years I barely read at all, but during the last two years, I’ve become a fan of Audible. Most of what I read is plant-related writing, but you’ll notice there are literary additions. Writers from the South…

  • My Two Worlds Collide, Oh My!

    Anyone reading this—who actually knows me—will love the excerpt below which I pulled from the introduction of a book I recently read. The book is one in a series of classic garden literature, edited by Michael Pollan. “For what other pastime has spawned so many fine books? Only fly-fishing comes even close….Which is probably no…