Poet and essayist Aimee Nezhukumatathil blends both a personal and global account of nature's beauty – I fell in love with the author's beautiful language and clear love for the environment.” At times educational, at others a fervent discussion of the wonders of earth. “’World of Wonders’ is a love letter to the natural world.
Here is what Barnes & Noble booksellers had to say about “World of Wonders”: 'The path to true happiness': Tina Turner shares her secrets to creating joy in new book The book has spent 56 weeks on the USA TODAY Best-Selling Books list. Last year’s Barnes & Noble book of the year was "The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse," by British illustrator Charlie Mackesy. I join the booksellers of Barnes & Noble in recommending unreservedly this very special book.” The beautiful writing is complimented by lovely illustrations in what is a celebration also of the art of book design. “’World of Wonders’ is a captivating book, immensely powerful in the quiet way with which it celebrates the natural world and what it is to love and to belong. In a year of brilliant publishing, this luminous and joyous book has been acclaimed by our booksellers,” said Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt. It cares only for the quality of the book.
“The magpie eye of the bookseller cares nothing for algorithms or marketing budgets. It is not lost on me that I barely saw any books about the outdoors by someone who looked like me, so I’m especially humbled and honored that the booksellers made a space for me at the table.”Ī celebrated literary figure, Nezhukumatathil was also awarded a 2020 Guggenheim Fellowship in poetry, among other honors. “Barnes & Noble was a refuge and a place where I could immerse myself in books and get my questions about this planet answered. “Having World of Wonders chosen as the Book of the Year is an astonishment for this former hapless chemistry major who wandered the aisles of Barnes & Noble in college in a big city - my first time away from home,” Nezhukumatathil said in Barnes & Noble’s press release announcing the win.
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