Tuesday, September 29
8:30 - 9:30 am Mt. St. Helens Ballroom
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Open to all badged attendees
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PNBA Special Authors Panel: Writing on the Wild Edge: Women Writers on Landscape, Language, and the Living World |
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The Pacific Northwest has long nurtured readers who seek books that deepen our understanding of place, wildlife, and the natural world. This conversation brings together four remarkable authors whose work explores the intersections of landscape, language, memory, and identity through memoir, history, and environmental storytelling.
Kim Bissell, owner of Broadway Books in Portland, moderates aa conversation with Betsy Gaines Quammen, author of This Haunted Land: Reckoning With Ghosts and Stories That Shape America (September 2026, Torrey House Press); Amy Stewart, author of State Bird: A Nation Elects It's Feathered Representatives (March 2027, W.W. Norton); Elizabeth Grey, author of Migration: A Memoir of Moving On (February 2027, Milkweed Editions); and Helen Whybrow, author of The Salt Stones: Seasons of a Shepherd's Life (August 2026, Milkweed Editions).
Together, they'll discuss how writing about the living world inspires curiosity, deepens our connection to place, and encourages stewardship through stories that illuminate the beauty and complexity of the natural world. Attendees will gain fresh insights into one of nonfiction's most enduring categories and discover new ways to connect readers with books that celebrate the landscapes, wildlife, and voices that define our region and beyond.
Kim Bissell, owner of Broadway Books in Portland, moderates aa conversation with Betsy Gaines Quammen, author of This Haunted Land: Reckoning With Ghosts and Stories That Shape America (September 2026, Torrey House Press); Amy Stewart, author of State Bird: A Nation Elects It's Feathered Representatives (March 2027, W.W. Norton); Elizabeth Grey, author of Migration: A Memoir of Moving On (February 2027, Milkweed Editions); and Helen Whybrow, author of The Salt Stones: Seasons of a Shepherd's Life (August 2026, Milkweed Editions).
Together, they'll discuss how writing about the living world inspires curiosity, deepens our connection to place, and encourages stewardship through stories that illuminate the beauty and complexity of the natural world. Attendees will gain fresh insights into one of nonfiction's most enduring categories and discover new ways to connect readers with books that celebrate the landscapes, wildlife, and voices that define our region and beyond.
Special thanks to Milkweed Editions, W.W. Norton, and Torrey House Press.