At Greystone Books, we're always thrilled when our authors are recognized for their outstanding work. Over the past several days, we have been honoured to receive such news about three of our authors' titles.
These three instances of much-deserved recognition are listed below:
1) The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate—Discoveries from A Secret World
By Peter Wohlleben
Are trees social beings? In this international bestseller, forester, and author Peter Wohlleben convincingly makes the case that, yes, the forest is a social network.
Award: Received a 2017 Nautilus Book Award — Silver in the "Animals & Nature" category. From Nautilus: "It is our purpose and intent to seek, review, acknowledge, and celebrate books that we feel best support the co-creation of a Better World."
2) Rise of the Necrofauna: The Science, Ethics, and Risks of De-Extinction By Britt Wray
Jurassic Park meets The Sixth Extinction in Rise of the Necrofauna, a provocative look at de-extinction from acclaimed documentarist and science writer Britt Wray.
Award: This book was Shortlisted for the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing (Saroyan Prize) in the Non-Fiction category, hosted by Stanford University Library.
Award: This book has further been shortlisted by the Science Writers and Communicators of Canada for their 2017 General Audience Science Book by a Canadian Award.
3) The Vegetarian's Guide to Eating Meat: A Young Woman's Search for Ethical Food By Marissa Landrigan
Part memoir and part investigative journalism, The Vegetarian’s Guide to Eating Meat is as much a search for identity as it is a fascinating treatise on food
Award: This book was Shortlisted for the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing (Saroyan Prize) in the Non-Fiction category, hosted by Stanford University Library.