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""Like a lot of Californians, fire has become a fairly obsessive interest. Add Kaufmann's inimitable watercolor illustrations and I can't wait to get my hands on this manual of the natural world and California history. Pair with writer Manjula Martin’s 2024 memoir, The Last Fire Season, for a visceral-plus-visual understanding of what it is to love the natural world and to live alongside fire, itself an essential part of that world."" —Bridget Quinn, Hyperallergic ""Obi Kaufmann's illustrated atlases on the natural history of California have all been bestsellers but none have felt as urgent as his new book, The State of Fire: Why California Burns. Fires in the state are growing larger and deadlier and Kaufmann delves into the history, science, and future of fire ecology to explain why. His analysis is accompanied, as usual, by his gorgeous, evocative illustrations."" —Frances Dinkelspiel, Piedmont Exedra ""The State of Fire: Why California Burns looks at the wildfire problem and how fire is a regenerative force. It is Kaufmann's latest entry in a collection of impressive works about the state's environment."" —Diablo Magazine ""The State of Fire: Why California Burns offers the reader a glimpse into one of California's most pressing social and ecological challenges. Kaufmann is brilliant, articulate and engaging, providing hope for the state's future."" —Tahoe Literary Guide ""Kaufmann traces the history of fire back billions of years and points to indigenous tribes and plant life as exemplars of how to live in better harmony with nature. He posits that rapid response teams alone can’t solve this—and may unwittingly be part of the problem."" —Nob Hill Gazette

""The State of Fire: Why California Burns looks at the wildfire problem and how fire is a regenerative force. It is Kaufmann's latest entry in a collection of impressive works about the state's environment."" —Diablo Magazine ""The State of Fire: Why California Burns offers the reader a glimpse into one of California's most pressing social and ecological challenges. Kaufmann is brilliant, articulate and engaging, providing hope for the state's future."" —Tahoe Literary Guide ""Kaufmann traces the history of fire back billions of years and points to indigenous tribes and plant life as exemplars of how to live in better harmony with nature. He posits that rapid response teams alone can’t solve this—and may unwittingly be part of the problem."" —Nob Hill Gazette

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Obi Kaufmann is the author of The California Field Atlas (2017, #1 San Francisco Chronicle Best Seller), The State of Water (2019), The Forests of California (2020), The Coasts of California (2022), and The Deserts of California (2023), all published by Heyday. When he is not backpacking, you can find the painter-poet at home in the East Bay, posting trail paintings at his handle @coyotethunder on Instagram. His speaking tour dates are available at californiafieldatlas.com, and his essays are posted at coyoteandthunder.com. He lives in Oakland, CA.

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