Give the gift of Elementals

Give the gift of Elementals

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A five volume set of books outside against a colorful autumn leaf background. The book spines say, “i. earth,” “ii. air,” “iii. water,” “iv. fire,” and “v. an elemental life.” Each spine also says “elementals.” There are illustrations of a turkey tail mushroom mushroom, a cloud, a sea star, a firefly, and footprints on the back of the set of books. Text overlaid on the image says, “Elementals. With over 90 contributors, Elementals asks: What can the vital forces of Earth, Air, Water, and Fire teach us about being human in a more-than-human world?” There is also a quote attributed to Charlie Hailey, author of The Porch: “Elementals is a grove of trees where I want to camp in its aquamarine light, on its loamy floor. It is a house where we can live along its river of ideas, within its kindling imagination. It is a forest and a dwelling, an essential place for contemplating and repairing, a family of vital conversations about thoughtful practices. I will return to its campfire for many years to come.” Text on the bottom right-hand side says, “humansandnature.org/elementals”

Dear Reader,

As the holiday season approaches, we hope you’ll consider a wonderful gift for the readers in your life.

The Elementals book set—a five-volume book series from Humans & Nature Press—is held in its own handsome slipcase, creating a package of vibrant and inspired writing that is already halfway to being gift-wrapped. The essays and poems in these volumes—which explore what the vital forces of earth, air, fire, and water teach us about being human in a more-than-human world—make for perfect fireside contemplation. By giving the gift of Elementals, you are supporting Humans & Nature Press and our contributors.

In addition to being sold as a five-volume set, individual volumes of Elementals can be purchased. We’re happy to share that Elementals is now available as an e-publication, too. Find full details about e-publication platforms at the bottom of thePurchase Options section on our Elementals home here.

If you’ve already purchased Elementals, we’d be grateful to receive your review on Goodreads, LibraryThing, and/or StoryGraph. This helps to spread the word about the seriesto new readers. Thank you!

We’ll be sharing more from Elementals in the coming weeks and months, including a podcast series with Elementals contributors as well as contributor readings, which we’ll be posting to social media, so join us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

Starting in the new year, we’ll also be co-hosting virtual book club events with our friends at Point Reyes Books (a wonderful bookstore from which to purchase Elementals). Stay tuned for those dates.

Finally, if you’d like to bring Elementals to your podcast or radio program or your school, bookstore, library, organization, or community, please contact our Humans & Nature Press Books team to explore opportunities.

Read this week’s full newsletter here.

In kinship & gratitude,
Center for Humans & Nature

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