Creative Writing

A perfect introduction to Mary Oliver’s poetry, this stunning collection features 26 nature poems and prose writings about the birds that played such an important role in the Pulitzer Prize winner’s life. Read more

Travel through a garden’s seasons toward healing, reclamation, and wholeness—for us, and for our beloved relative, the Earth. By Teresa Peterson. Read more

An astonishing and monumental masterpiece from the towering Australian writer Alexis Wright whose “words explode from the page” (The Monthly) Read more

Shelby Van Pelt’s debut novel is a gentle reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible. Read more

From Lynne Kelly, the award-winning author of Song for a Whale comes a poignant and heartwarming tale about a girl who discovers a pair of endangered birds about to lay eggs in the marshes of her summer camp…and the secret plan she hatches to help them. Read more

Sharks in the Time of Saviors is a groundbreaking debut novel that folds the legends of Hawaiian gods into an engrossing family saga; a story of exile and the pursuit of salvation from Kawai Strong Washburn. Read more

A treasury of bird-related folk songs, this is also an account of one young nature writer’s journey into the world of folk music, and a joyous celebration of song, the seasons, and our love of birds. By Andrew Millham. Read more

The Someday Birds is the debut middle grade novel by Schneider Award-winning author Sally J. Pla, perfect for fans of Counting by 7s and Fish in a Tree, filled with humor, heart, and chicken nuggets. Read more

Renowned naturalist and writer J. Drew Lanham explores his obsession with birds and all things wild in a mixture of poetry and prose. Read more

In this stunning collection, Sidney Wade offers an exquisite array of poems at once sublime and playful, dedicated to the unearthly wonders of winged creatures. Read more

Rival ornithologists hunt through England for a rare magical bird in this historical-fantasy rom-com reminiscent of Indiana Jones but with manners, tea, and helicopter parasols. Read more

In the second installment of Feather and Bone: The Crow Chronicles, a mysterious plague hits the Kinaar family. By Clem Martini. Read more

Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe explores themes from indigenous identity and stereotypes to cultural displacement and environmental degradation to understand what our experiences teach us about the power of community, commitment, and conscientious honesty. Read more

A Walking Poem for the Pacific Northwest
by David Guterson. Illustrated by Justin Gibbens. Read more

Edited by Susan Fox Rogers. In this dazzling literary collection, writers explore and celebrate their lives with and love for birds―detailing experiences from Alaska to Bermuda, South Dakota to Panama. Read more