Erika Howsare

Jan 7, 2025 | countryandtownhouse.com | Mikaela Loach |Vaclav Smil |Erika Howsare |Dan Saladino

New year, new you? We know the feeling. But did you know that, of the 17 percent of Brits that made a New Year’s resolution at the start of 2023, less than half kept their promises? If your 2025 resolutions are feeling a little wishy-washy, it might be time to pick up a self help book for some actionable advice. Here are our top picks as January unfolds. Best Self Help Books 2025Best For: Climate ActionLooking to help not only yourself but the planet in 2025? Us too (always).

Dec 4, 2024 | c-ville.com | Erika Howsare

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May 22, 2024 | c-ville.com | Erika Howsare

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Apr 2, 2024 | electricliterature.com | Erika Howsare

Reading Lists Erika Howsare, author of "The Age of Deer," recommends nonfiction about our coexistence with the creatures around us Animals are all around us; as I write this, stinkbugs are crawling on my office window, squirrels are busy in the white pines and poplar trees, and (though I can’t see them) deer and bobcats are roaming not far away. Culture usually trains us to draw sharp lines between ourselves and all other species. We also differentiate those species we choose to live with...

Mar 1, 2024 | literaryreview.co.uk | Erika Howsare

There are fifty-five species of deer in the world, but it is the American white-tailed deer on which Erika Howsare concentrates in this book. She is mainly concerned with the relationships between deer and the human population, and with the ethics of hunting them. If much of her book verges on the touchy-feely, she nonetheless covers the history and, for lack of a better word, the sociology of human interactions with deer thoroughly and entertainingly.