Evocative and inspiring, Fathoms marks the arrival of an essential new voice. With depth and clarity, Giggs outlines the challenges we face as we attempt to understand the perspectives of other living beings, and our own place on an evolving planet. In the spirit of Rachel Carson and Rebecca Solnit, Giggs gives us a vivid exploration of the natural world even as she addresses what it means to write about nature at a time of environmental crisis. We travel to Japan to board the ships that hunt whales and delve into the deepest seas to discover the plastic pollution now pervading the whale’s undersea environment. Fathoms: The World in the Whale blends natural history, philosophy, and science to explore: How do whales experience ecological change? Will our connection to these storied animals be transformed by technology? What can observing whales teach us about the complexity, splendor, and fragility of life? In Fathoms, we learn about whales so rare they have never been named, whale songs that sweep across hemispheres in annual waves of popularity, and whales that have modified the chemical composition of our planet’s atmosphere. What can whales reveal about our world today? When writer Rebecca Giggs encountered a humpback whale stranded on her local beachfront in Australia, she began to wonder how the lives of whales shed light on the condition of our seas.
One of Readings‘ “100 great reads from Australian women in 2020”įathoms is a gorgeous meditation on the awe-inspiring lives of whales, revealing what they can teach us about ourselves, our planet, and our relationship to other species. One of Literary Hub‘s Most Anticipated Books of 2020 Recommend by Literary Hub on their list of “Climate Crisis Reading” One of Kill Your Darlings‘s April Culture Picks Named by The Guardian as one of “The 20 Best Australian Books of 2020” Number 3 on BookPage‘s list of Best Books of Nonfiction 2020 New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice Longlisted for the 2021 Wainwright Prize in writing on Global ConservationĢ020 Winner of the Royal Zoological Society’s Whitley Award for Popular ZoologyĢ020 Winner of the Mark & Evette Moran Nib Literary Award Winner of the 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfictionįinalist for the 2021 PEN/E.O. (Simon & Schuster, Hardcover July 2020, Paperback July 2021)
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