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With supple phrasing and nimble mind, Quinn shows us that the grit of the natural world doesn't just evoke a philosophical spirit but embeds it. The result is that exacting descriptions and knotty conundrums are richly fused in these marvelous essays. --Barbara Hurd, author of Listening to the Savage Quinn's prose--burnished by her deep knowledge of the natural world and by the honesty and eloquence with which she shares her fears and desires--knocks me flat. Nature, she shows us, is both magnifying glass and mirror. Through wasps and rocks and salamanders, we may better know our own strange selves. Quinn plants her muck boots in no one's footsteps. --Mary Roach, author of Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void Quinn's parallel explorations are uniformly thought-provoking, effectively connecting often unrelated themes.... Her lyrical sense of discovery and wonder may draw comparison to writers like Annie Dillard.... Engaging, insightful musings at the intersection of natural science and spiritual exploration. --Kirkus Reviews Quinn, like Thoreau, is an explorer and namer of things, always curious, giving equal attention to the worlds inside and outside of us. Her voice is at once poetic and scientific--exactly what we need in today's overheated world. --David Gessner, author of Leave It As It Is: A Journey Through Theodore Roosevelt's American Wilderness

With supple phrasing and nimble mind, Quinn shows us that the grit of the natural world doesn't just evoke a philosophical spirit but embeds it. The result is that exacting descriptions and knotty conundrums are richly fused in these marvelous essays. --Barbara Hurd, author of Listening to the Savage Quinn's prose--burnished by her deep knowledge of the natural world and by the honesty and eloquence with which she shares her fears and desires--knocks me flat. Nature, she shows us, is both magnifying glass and mirror. Through wasps and rocks and salamanders, we may better know our own strange selves. Quinn plants her muck boots in no one's footsteps. --Mary Roach, author of Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void Quinn's parallel explorations are uniformly thought-provoking, effectively connecting often unrelated themes.... Her lyrical sense of discovery and wonder may draw comparison to writers like Annie Dillard.... Engaging, insightful musings at the intersection of natural science and spiritual exploration. --Kirkus Reviews Quinn, like Thoreau, is an explorer and namer of things, always curious, giving equal attention to the worlds inside and outside of us. Her voice is at once poetic and scientific--exactly what we need in today's overheated world. --David Gessner, author of Leave It As It Is: A Journey Through Theodore Roosevelt's American Wilderness Quinn's gentle, profound observations, which often arise from time spent hiking on trails or watching wildlife, draw organic, convincing links between the natural world and her own life.... Putting self and nature under the microscope, Sign Here If You Exist illuminates both. --Rebecca Foster, Foreword Reviews

With supple phrasing and nimble mind, Quinn shows us that the grit of the natural world doesn't just evoke a philosophical spirit but embeds it. The result is that exacting descriptions and knotty conundrums are richly fused in these marvelous essays. --Barbara Hurd, author of Listening to the Savage Quinn's prose--burnished by her deep knowledge of the natural world and by the honesty and eloquence with which she shares her fears and desires--knocks me flat. Nature, she shows us, is both magnifying glass and mirror. Through wasps and rocks and salamanders, we may better know our own strange selves. Quinn plants her muck boots in no one's footsteps. --Mary Roach, author of Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void Quinn, like Thoreau, is an explorer and namer of things, always curious, giving equal attention to the worlds inside and outside of us. Her voice is at once poetic and scientific--exactly what we need in today's overheated world. --David Gessner, author of Leave It As It Is: A Journey Through Theodore Roosevelt's American Wilderness Quinn's gentle, profound observations, which often arise from time spent hiking on trails or watching wildlife, draw organic, convincing links between the natural world and her own life.... Putting self and nature under the microscope, Sign Here If You Exist illuminates both. --Rebecca Foster, Foreword Reviews [These are] beautifully detailed pieces.... A natural choice for folks who enjoy memoirs similar to Late Migrations (2019), by Margaret Renkl, and Lab Girl (2016), by Hope Jahren. --Kathy Sexton, Booklist (starred review) Quinn's parallel explorations are uniformly thought-provoking, effectively connecting often unrelated themes.... Her lyrical sense of discovery and wonder may draw comparison to writers like Annie Dillard.... Engaging, insightful musings at the intersection of natural science and spiritual exploration. --Kirkus Reviews

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Jill Sisson Quinn is the author of Deranged: Finding a Sense of Place in the Landscapeand in the Lifespan. Her essays have appeared in Orion, Natural History, Magazine and have been selected for Best American Science and Nature Writing2011 and Best American Essays2016. She has received numerous awards, including the Annie Dillard Award for Creative Nonfiction, a John Burroughs Nature Essay Award, and a Rona Jaffe ward.

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