Is a River Alive?
Travel writing, ecological reporting and history flow together in a portrait of one of nature’s most powerful features.
From the best-selling author of Underland and "the great nature writer…of this generation" (Wall Street Journal), a revelatory book that transforms how we imagine rivers—and life itself.
"As beautiful as the rivers and the hope he’s describing." —Valorie Castellanos Clark, Los Angeles Times
A New York Times Bestseller
Winner of the 2026 Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award
Winner of the 2026 Nautilus Book Award
Shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize
Special Jury Citation for the Banff Mountain B...





























