Granta 153: Second Nature Autumn 2020, reviewed

Review of Granta 153: Second Nature Autumn 2020 available here.

Cover photograph: Flight paths of starlings, from Ornithographies © Xavi Bou

‘Never has there been a greater need for writers who can communicate about the environment in such clear, immediate and powerful ways, who can envisage the past as well as the future.

The knowledge is already out there. We just have to listen. The contributors to this issue all have a deep understanding of how nature works. Some are scientists; others, environmental journalists exploring the latest thinking about ecosystems and how to repair them; or poets, novelists and activists examining our responses to the current crisis. The stories in this issue will, I hope, be both enlightening and empowering, galvanising us to bring about change.’ Isabella Tree, guest-editor

Granta 153: Second Nature Autumn 2020, reviewed

Granta can be a lucky dip of content in terms of what you get. This one, with a fair degree of coverage for regenerative farming and other innovative conservation efforts, was one of the best we have read for a while. Merlin Sheldrake and Judith D Schwartz were also included both of whom’s books we have recently reviewed. Tim Flannery, another innovative and interesting writer also has an excerpt included here too. At a time where we need to revaluate how we do business and also drawn inspiration from projects that have succeded from around the world this was a great pic’n’mix to dip into. Check it out.

Symbiotic Rootscapes
Merlin Sheldrake
‘Symbiosis – the intimate association formed between different species – is a fundamental feature of life and enables new biological possibilities. Mycorrhizal fungi are some of the more striking examples.’

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Water Is Never Lonely
Judith D. Schwartz
‘This water isn’t irredeemably lost, after all. It has merely been waiting for companionship.’

Manari Ushigua & Zoë Tryon
‘We Indigenous peoples know how nature works, how water, mountains, trees function and relate to each other, how stars in space are connected with the earth.’

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Vultures
Samanth Subramanian
‘The death of the vulture is also the death of how we cope with death itself.’

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