19th June - Karen Lloyd 'Earthworks: Land and Nature in Uncertain Times'

We are delighted to be joined by the brilliant Author Karen Lloyd, on the 19th of June, to discuss her new book 'Earthworks: Land and Nature in Uncertain Times' as part of Indie Bookshop Week. 

From the rainforests of Costa Rica to the Balkans and Scotland, Karen Lloyd explores the hidden life of habitats and species including sloths, the rockpool shrimp and the world’s only truly wild horse. She studies the biodiversity of urban wildflower meadows and the contested spaces of landscape recovery, including in the Lake District where she lives, assessing our human impact on the lives of creatures whose survival is deeply intertwined with our own.  In an era marked by escalating environmental crisis, this luminous collection challenges us to understand that preserving our planet demands recognising the intrinsic rights of our fellow species; that social and environmental justice are inseverable. Lloyd’s essays blend lyrical observation with urgency and philosophical depth, arguing for new directions for conservation.

This collection is a rallying call – a celebration of renewal and resilience – for all who care about Earth’s future.

Karen will be joined by Wild Fungarium's Lizzie to discuss her book which will be followed by Q&A and book signing here in the shop. 

Karen Lloyd is an award-winning writer of non-fiction and poetry based in Kendal, Cumbria. Her 2022 book, Abundance, was long- listed for the Wainwright Prize for Conservation Writing. Both her debut, The Gathering Tide, and her second book, The Blackbird Diaries, won Lakeland Book Awards and were selected as books of the year, in the Observer and the Birdwatcher’s Handbook. She has contributed to the Guardian, Royal Geographical Society magazine, BBC Wildlife and Countryfile, and she edited and produced Curlew Calling Anthology. Karen gained her PhD from Lancaster University, where she taught on the Creative Writing MA and was writer in residence at the university’s Future Places Centre.

“Lloyd has packed the explosives, lit the fuse and lobbed in our direction the bravest and boldest volume of Nature writing this century. And then she's walked towards the fire. This is fearless writing at its Orwellian best.” Mark Cocker

• Venue : Wild Fungarium
• Date: Friday 19th June
• Doors Open: 6.45pm
• Start Time: 7.00pm

Voucher Options:

Admission + No Book: This voucher includes admission to the event only. This voucher is redeemable against a copy of the featured book. (This is on a first come first serve basis while stock lasts and is only valid up to, and on the day of the event. One book per voucher)

Admission + Book: This voucher includes admission to the event and a copy of the featured book. 

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