American Wildflowers: A Literary Field Guide

LITERARY CRED: Barba is senior editor for the New York Review of Books, bringing a wealth of connections and knowledge to the project. She is the author of Fair Sun (2017) and geode (2020), a finalist for the New England Book Awards and the Massachusetts Book Award.CONNECTED ILLUSTRATOR: The illustrator Leanne Shapton is a revered artist and writer. She has created book covers for Sheila Heti, Chuck Palahniuk, and Alice Munro, and her book Swimming Studies won the National Book Critics Circle Award for autobiography. She has more than 11,000 followers on Instagram and connections to the New York Times.CULTURAL RELEVANCY: Wildflowers have never been more endangered or more in need of renewed attention and conservation efforts. The authors have partnered with the Oak Spring Garden Foundation of Upperville, Virginia, who will be eager to help promote the book on publication.

Product details

• Authors: Susan Barba, Leanne Shapton
• Assisted by: Leanne Shapton (Illustration), Susan Barba (Editor)
• Publisher: Abrams
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2022
• EAN: 9781419760167
• ISBN: 978-1-4197-6016-7
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 235 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Nature / Plants / Flowers, Social & cultural history, POETRY / Anthologies (multiple authors), Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, Trees, wildflowers & plants, Trees, wildflowers and plants: general interest, Literary companions, book reviews & guides, Literary companions, book reviews and guides