Authors

Rosalie Edge, Hawk of Mercy: The Activist Who Saved Nature from the Conservationists is the award-winning biography of the woman (1877-1962) who achieved many of America’s most important conservation victories of the mid-20th century. These included the establishment of Olympic National Park and Kings Canyon National Park. Author Dyana Z. Furmansky had access to Edge’s personal papers and conducted interviews with family members and associates for her book.

Beloved author Lisa See, author of On Gold Mountain and Flower Net, spoke at Explore about her captivating and vivid new novel, Lady Tan’s Circle of Women.

Michael Findlay, author of The Value of Art and Seeing Slowly: Looking at Modern Art is an art dealer and author. He was an early presence on the New York art scene curating major exhibitions in galleries there with artists including Robert Rauschenberg, Robert Indiana, Roy Lichtenstein, Jasper Johns, and Ellsworth Kelly.

Explore hosted Doug Peacock, author, filmmaker, and wildlife activist. In his new book, Was It Worth It?: A Wilderness Warrior's Long Trail Home, Peacock reflects on a life lived in the wild and sojourns with his generation’s environmental leaders: Author Peter Matthiessen, Yvon Chouinard of Patagonia, Doug Tompkins of North Face.

An accomplished climber (Everest, K2, Denali), after battling breast cancer Lisa Thompson needed to understand the motivations behind the risks she took while climbing. Her book Finding Elevation is an examination of the human spirit and motivation. It is a memoir of heartbreak, resilience, and the discovery that we must define our own boundaries, find our own happiness, and face our fears head-on.

Local filmmaker, author and National Geographic photographer Pete McBride has spent the past two decades documenting some of the world’s most remote places. His new book, 'Seeing Silence: The Beauty of the World’s Most Quiet Places,' explores — through photos and essays — the changing auditory landscape across seven continents.

Local psychologist and executive coach Mac McShane recently published his first book, called, “Me in Relationship to You.” He started writing poetry as a way to survive after losing his son, Ben, in a backcountry ski accident.

The difference between owning a book by a Black author and experiencing its power lies in reading it aloud — particularly for kids' books, which can help kids speak up about their own experiences.

Andy Stone and Linda Lafferty's co-authored novel “Light in the Shadows” marks the first time the husband and wife have shared the same byline. In some…

"In the beginning, there was M. As her eldest grandson, I had the good fortune of meeting M, as all the grandchildren call Mary, on my first day of life.…