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Califauna: A Literary Field Guide Edited by Terry Beers and Emily Elrod 328 pages (6 x 9), with 16 pages of color images and a timeline A California Legacy book Of elk, grizzlies, and red-tail hawks—a literary anthology of our fellow creatures. T. C. Boyle on the cunning of the coyote. Ishmael Reed’s unease with the domestic cat. Barry Lopez on the splendor of white geese. George Sterling’s song of the abalone. Charles Bukowski’s ode to the mountain lion… From Native American tales and explorers’ accounts to fiction and poetry by established and emerging writers, this new anthology is a playful exploration of how animals excite our imagination and compassion. Each piece in the anthology is a snapshot of a different animal, with “field notes” preceding each selection. The book also includes a collection of artwork and a timeline of animal-related milestones in California. A one-of-a-kind collection, Califauna not only encourages us to indulge in the richness of the animal world but also celebrates the creativity our fellow creatures inspire in us. Califauna includes literature by: Mary Austin, Ambrose Bierce, T. C. Boyle, Charles Bukowski, Walter Van Tilburg Clark, Robert Hass, Helen Hunt Jackson, Robinson Jeffers, Ursula K. Le Guin, Jack London, Barry Lopez, David Mas Masumoto, John Muir, Ishmael Reed, John Steinbeck, Mark Twain, and others. |
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“Once the world was rich. Now it is diminished, and the best measure of this loss—and the latest wrinkle in our identity as Californians—is the pleasure that writing in Califauna offers.”—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times “Highly recommended for California literature collections and for literature collections in public and academic libraries.”—Library Journal “Califauna is…an important book for the state of California. These essays, poems, and excerpts are windows onto the romantic California of recent history and its most native inhabitants, seen through the eyes of some of the earliest and most articulate modern visitors of the area.”—The Bloomsbury Review |
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Terry Beers teaches writing and literature at Santa Clara University, where he is currently a professor in the English department and director of the California Legacy Project. He also serves as the general editor of the California Legacy series of books, co-published by Santa Clara University and Heyday Books, and is the host of the “Your California Legacy” radio anthology on KAZU public radio. He lives in northern Monterey County, where he trains sled dogs. Emily Elrod graduated from Santa Clara University in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in history and ancient studies and minors in English and Medieval and Renaissance studies. A California native, she is looking forward to a publishing career and graduate school in her home state. Emily has two cats, Lizzy and Mr. Darcy.
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