{"title":"Aimee Nezhukumatathil","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAimee Nezhukumatathil\u003c\/strong\u003e offers readers a vibrant exploration of the natural world, blending rich observations with lyrical prose. Her works, such as \u003cem\u003eLace \u0026amp; Pyrite\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWorld of Wonders\u003c\/em\u003e, invite a deep appreciation of beauty found in both the ordinary and extraordinary moments of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in arts and culture, her writing gracefully captures the intersections of nature, identity, and memory. Readers can expect a thoughtful celebration of diversity and wonder through carefully crafted poems and essays.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"world-of-wonders-by-aimee-nezhukumatathil-9781788168915","title":"World of Wonders","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n'Within two pages, nature writing feels different and fresh and new ... This book demands we find the eyes to see and the heart to love such things once more. It is a very fine book indeed, truly full of wonder' - James Rebanks, author of \u003ci\u003ePastoral Song\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n'Unusual and captivating ... a thing of wonder, the book that most took me by surprise this year' - Jini Reddy, author of \u003ci\u003eWanderland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eWorld of Wonders\u003c\/i\u003e by Aimee Nezhukumatathil explores the myriad homes she has had. Wherever she was, no matter how awkward the fit or forbidding the landscape, she discovered guidance and perspective in nature.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\nConsider the axolotl, which smiles even in the face of unkindness; the touch-me-not plant, which shakes off unwanted advances; or the narwhal, which survives its hostile environment. Even within the strange and the unlovely, Nezhukumatathil identifies beauty and kinship.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\nWarm, lyrical, and gorgeously illustrated by Fumi Mini Nakamura, this book traverses through joy and pain, encountering love, motherhood and heritage, as well as racism and the destruction humans can wreak. Amidst all these aspects, \u003ci\u003eWorld of Wonders\u003c\/i\u003e reveals that if you listen carefully and open your eyes wide, the world is teeming with wonders.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46523070513388,"sku":"9781788168915","price":26.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/18218193482824.jpg?v=1749048677"},{"product_id":"world-of-wonders-by-aimee-nezhukumatathil-9781571313652","title":"World of Wonders","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Hands-down one of the most beautiful books of the year.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - NPR\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom beloved, award-winning poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil comes a debut work of nonfiction—a collection of essays about the natural world, and the way its inhabitants can teach, support, and inspire us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs a child, Nezhukumatathil called many places home: the grounds of a Kansas mental institution, where her Filipina mother was a doctor; the open skies and tall mountains of Arizona, where she hiked with her Indian father; and the chillier climes of western New York and Ohio. But no matter where she was transplanted—no matter how awkward the fit or forbidding the landscape—she was able to turn to our world's fierce and funny creatures for guidance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"What the peacock can do,\"\u003c\/em\u003e she tells us, \u003cem\u003e\"is remind you of a home you will run away from and run back to all your life.\"\u003c\/em\u003e The axolotl teaches us to smile, even in the face of unkindness; the touch-me-not plant shows us how to shake off unwanted advances; the narwhal demonstrates how to survive in hostile environments. Even in the strange and the unlovely, Nezhukumatathil finds beauty and kinship. For it is this way with wonder: it requires that we are curious enough to look past the distractions in order to fully appreciate the world's gifts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWarm, lyrical, and gorgeously illustrated by Fumi Nakamura, \u003cem\u003eWorld of Wonders\u003c\/em\u003e is a book of sustenance and joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47363363373292,"sku":"9781571313652","price":64.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/12271393482747.jpg?v=1772922230"},{"product_id":"lace-pyrite-by-ross-gay-9781734580273","title":"Lace \u0026 Pyrite","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLace \u0026amp; Pyrite: Letters from Two Gardens\u003c\/em\u003e was originally published by Organic Weapon Arts in 2014. It captures seasonal changes and life unfolding from the perspective of two gardens: Ross Gay and Aimee Nezhukumatathil. What began as an unprompted poem correspondence between the two poets in the late July swelter of 2011 blossomed into a beautiful collection of epistolary poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis reprint of \u003cem\u003eLace \u0026amp; Pyrite: Letters from Two Gardens\u003c\/em\u003e by Get Fresh Books Publishing comprises all of its original poetry and includes an interview published by The Margins titled, \"Our Wholeness, Our Togetherness: A Conversation with Aimee Nezhukumatathil \u0026amp; Ross Gay.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRoss Gay is the author of four books of poetry: \u003cem\u003eAgainst Which\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eBringing the Shovel Down\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eBe Holding\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eCatalog of Unabashed Gratitude\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award and the 2016 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. His New York Times best-selling collection of essays, \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Delights\u003c\/em\u003e, was released by Algonquin Books in 2019. Ross is a founding board member of the Bloomington Community Orchard, a non-profit, free-fruit-for-all food justice and joy project. He also works on The Tenderness Project with Shayla Lawson and Essence London. He has received fellowships from Cave Canem, the Bread Loaf Writer's Conference, and the Guggenheim Foundation. Ross teaches at Indiana University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAimee Nezhukumatathil is the New York Times best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eWorld of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, \u0026amp; Other Astonishments\u003c\/em\u003e, finalist for the Kirkus Prize in non-fiction, and recently named the Barnes and Noble Book of the Year. She is also the author of four books of poetry and is poetry editor of \u003cem\u003eSIERRA\u003c\/em\u003e, the national magazine of the Sierra Club. 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