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The Language of Trees: A Rewilding and Rewriting of Literature and Landscape | Katie Holten

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Katie Holten is an artist who collected poetry, recipes, excerpts from essays, thoughts related to trees. Some are philosophical, some scientific. Authors range from Ross Gay to Ada Limon, Robert MacFarlane, Richard Powers, Plato or Radiohead. I enjoyed reading bits and pieces but overall, I wonder: what is this? I don‘t understand what “a rewilding of literature and landscape” means and what the point of this book is. Not for me.

CatMS That picture of the trees is beautiful 5d

Anna40 @CatMS yes! You‘re right! The artwork is great and especially this one 5d

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dabbe

A Tree a Day: 365 of the World�s Most Majestic Trees | Amy-Jane Beer

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Absolutely adoring this one! My husband's even reading it along with me! 🌳💚🌳

Soscha I‘m already 19 days behind of a tree, flower & bird of the day. ☹️ 6d

dabbe @Soscha The tree ones are short and sweet; hopefully your others are, too! 🩶🖤🩶 6d

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PaperbackPirate

A Tree a Day: 365 of the World�s Most Majestic Trees | Amy-Jane Beer

I have been loving reading A Tree a Day with #naturalitsy. I took my book with me on our hike today to photograph with our state tree, the Palo Verde. This is not her prettiest time of year (check back in March or April for yellow flowers) but you can still see what makes her unique, a green trunk and green branches.

🌳 Photo taken at South Mountain Park, Arizona

TheBookHippie Nice! I am loving this book. 2w

Kenyazero It's certainly an interesting read! Love this picture! 2w

PaperbackPirate Who knew there were so many famous trees? @TheBookHippie @Kenyazero 2w

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PaperbackPirate Thank you @Kenyazero ! 🌳🙌 2w

TheBookHippie @PaperbackPirate I know! We studied Scotland this December and one of their trees got a huge award! I do love it! 2w

PaperbackPirate How fun @TheBookHippie ! 🏆🌳 2w

Ruthiella I love Palo Verdes! 😍 2w

AnnCrystal 😍🌳💝. 1w

Cuilin Beautiful. @TheBookHippie @AllDebooks this book is such a lovely way to start the day. 💚 🌳 1w

AllDebooks It really is a joy. Great photo 😍 1w

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Larkken

A Tree a Day: 365 of the World�s Most Majestic Trees | Amy-Jane Beer

Singing to trees, you say? Well, sure! Why not? @AllDebooks #naturalitsy

dabbe 🩶🖤🩶 this book! 2w

tpixie @Larkken @dabbe interesting book! You might like Lab Girl. Interesting tree info. Have you heard about Amy Stewart‘s

The Tree Collectors: Tales of Arboreal Obsession

Larkken @tpixie I love lab girl! One of my top 10 memoirs 😍 but I've not heard of the Stewart book - I'll look for it! Thanks 🥰 2w

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dabbe Haven't hear of either one! I'll have to look into them! 🩶🖤🩶 2w

tpixie @Larkken @dabbe I read lab girl for a Bookclub and I was worried about not liking it, but I found it very interesting. I have not read Amy Stewart‘s book, but I did pre-order it and have it on my bookshelf! I put Tree a day down for me to purchase in November 2025. So it could be a goal for 2026! (edited) 2w

TEArificbooks @Larkken @dabbe @tpixie I also have the tree collectors on my tbr shelf 2w

tpixie @TEArificbooks 💚 🌳 💚 2w

Bookwormjillk I am very taken with the idea of hanging toast in the trees. Loving this book. 2w

PaperbackPirate Now I know what they‘re saying in that Xmas song! 😂 2w

Larkken @Bookwormjillk it's a delight! I read ahead on accident this week because I was so into it 😂 1w

Larkken @PaperbackPirate so many good tidbits! 1w

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PaperbackPirate

A Tree a Day: 365 of the World�s Most Majestic Trees | Amy-Jane Beer

I‘m all caught up on my daily trees, and I read December and January from The Wild Remedy.
Hoping to finish Joan Didion in Women‘s Lives tomorrow, and get more into The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store.

Thanks for asking @rachelsbrittain !
#weekendreads

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Ericalambbrown

The Language of Trees: A Rewilding and Rewriting of Literature and Landscape | Katie Holten

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This is a beautiful anthology. Poems, lyrics, quotes, stories, and essays from a wide range of contributors. Radiohead, Ursula K Le Guin, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Ada Lovelace, just to name a few. I found much of this book oddly comforting. It‘s not necessarily a read “cover to cover” all at once book. It can be one you visit here and there when you want to ground yourself in thoughts of nature. It may not be for everyone, but I enjoyed it.

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readswellwithothers

The Man Who Climbs Trees | James Aldred

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Delightful! In my little corner of Maine, no tree seems to be safe from new housing being built or neighbors “wanting less shade” or highways being widened all at the expense of our stately gorgeous forests. So, to spend time with this man who loves trees with a passion and has made his climbing a career of adventures and focus was so enjoyable! (There‘s crazy stuff in the trees of the world, gang. Stuff that bites and stings…and worse.😬) 4.5⭐️

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