Journey to the Catskills: I came to the Catskills because I wanted to live, as a steward, on my own piece of wild land, with forest and meadows, streams and ponds, a nature preserve where I could study and work to protect native species, flora and fauna. Though of course, I am partial to critters, from black bears and red and gray foxes, my hiking companions, to summer birds such as … Continue reading Humans of the Catskills: Leslie T. Sharpe
Author: Nina Shengold Title: Reservoir Year: A Walker’s Book of Days Publisher: Syracuse University Press ISBN: 978-0-8156-3696-0 (hardcover) 978-0-8156-1124-0 (paperback) 978-0-8156-5507-7 (e-book) Release Date: June 15, 2020 Art: Cover Painting: Kate McGloughlin Map and Line Drawings: Will Lytle Hand-Colored Linocuts: Carol Zaloom Catskills author Nina Shengold’s latest book Reservoir Year: A Walker’s Book of Days will be released by Syracuse University Press on … Continue reading Book Release: Reservoir Year: A Walker’s Book of Days by Nina Shengold
First published by The Overlook Press in 2017, The Quarry Fox earned rave reviews. From the New York Times: “A poignant and modern reminder of untamed creatures so close to home.” From Library Journal: “This engaging portrait of the Catskill wilderness will appeal to nature enthusiasts of all stripes.” Silver Hollow Audio will be releasing the audiobook edition of The Quarry Fox narrated by the … Continue reading The Quarry Fox: And Other Critters of the Wild Catskills Audiobook to Be Released in June
Slabsides, West Park Naturalist John Burroughs built his log cabin in West Park, Ulster County in 1895, in the Adirondack style. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1968, the cabin retains most of its original furnishings, and is open to the public year round. Slabsides is one mile east of Riverby, Burroughs’ main residence. The naturalist wrote some of his most celebrated essays while at Slabsides. He … Continue reading Featured Destination: John Burroughs Estates
Catskill Interpretive Center, Mt. Tremper, New York September 23, 2017 Continue reading The Arts Converge: Photographer Rudd Hubbell in Conversation with Nature Writer Leslie T. Sharpe
WRITERS IN THE MOUNTAINS (WIM) PRESENTS ARTIST – WRITER TALK SERIES MUTUAL MUSES IN THE CATSKILLS “THE ARTS CONVERGE” THE MAURICE D. HINCHEY CATSKILL INTERPRETIVE CENTER MT. TREMPER, NY SATURDAY, MAY 27 AT 1 P.M. Art Writer Simona David in Conversation with Painters Margaret Leveson and Lisbeth Firmin, Printmaker and Ceramicist Peter Yamaoka, and Textile Artist Tabitha Gilmore-Barnes Art writer Simona David will discuss … Continue reading “The Arts Converge” – Mutual Muses in the Catskills
How Art Is Made: In the Catskills is a collection of interviews with some of the world’s most accomplished artists who live and work in the Catskill Mountains, New York. Five painters and illustrators, two ceramicists and printmakers, one sculptor, one weaver, and one writer discuss what inspires and moves them, what draws them to their medium of choice, what materials they use, how they … Continue reading How Art Is Made: In the Catskills
Leslie T. Sharpe is an author, editor, and educator. She began her editing career at Farrar, Straus & Giroux and is currently an editorial consultant specializing in literary nonfiction, literary fiction, and poetry. A member of PEN American Center, she is the author of Editing Fact and Fiction: A Concise Guide to Book Editing (Cambridge University Press, 1994), which is regarded as a “modern editing classic” and … Continue reading Featured Writer: Leslie T. Sharpe
Writers in the Mountains (WIM) announces a six-week nature-writing workshop, Seeing Nature in Words with Leslie T. Sharpe, at the Delaware County Historical Association, 46549 State Hwy 10, Delhi, NY, Saturdays, 11 am to 1 pm, from May 9 to June 13, 2015 (skipping Memorial Day weekend). Whether one is writing to change the world or simply for the pleasure of recording one’s observations in … Continue reading Nature Writing Workshop
Art in the Catskills 