Writers Talking Writers: Michael Pollan on Henry David Thoreau and Elizabeth Kolbert on Rachel Carson
02/26/26
Publishers Weekly attempts to unravel the tangled web of literary influence by talking with the great writers of today about the writers of yesterday who inspired them. This month, they spoke with acclaimed journalists Michael Pollan (A World Appears, How to Change Your Mind) and Elizabeth Kolbert (Life on a Little-Known Planet, The Sixth Extinction) about the “sheer pleasure” of reading Henry David Thoreau and the “gutsy” writing of Rachel Carson. Read about the conversation here.
