Things That Are

Things that Are
Things that Are (back cover)
Nonfiction

Things That Are

Essays
“I know of no other writer on earth—or in the sky—like Amy Leach.” —EULA BISS
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From the cosmic to the quotidian, this debut collection of essays by Amy Leach asks us to reconsider our kinship with the wild world.

Things That Are takes jellyfish, fainting goats, and imperturbable caterpillars as just a few of its many inspirations. Surveying both the tiniest earth dwellers and the most far-flung celestial bodies—considering the similarity of gods to donkeys, the inexorability of love and vines, the relations of exploding stars to exploding sea cucumbers—Leach rekindles a vital communion with the wild world, dormant for far too long. These are essays that leap from the animal to the human to the phenomenal, and somehow transcend all three, yielding “words of wisdom” (New York Times) to carry with us.

Reminiscent of the work of Ander Monson, John D’Agata, and Eula Biss—yet truly a new species of its own—Things That Are is a book of wonder, one the reader cannot help but leave with their perceptions expanded and confounded in delightful ways.

ISBN:
9781571313515
Publish Date: 
06/17/2014
Pages: 
208
Size: 
5.31 × 8 × 0.56 in
Weight: 
8.7 oz
Author
Amy Leach

Amy Leach is the author of Things That Are. Her work has appeared in numerous literary journals and reviews, including A Public SpaceEcotoneTin House, and Orion, in addition to Best American Essays and Best American Science and Nature Writing.

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