Marybeth Lorbiecki

press release:

A Room of One's Own welcomes Marybeth Lorbiecki for a reading and celebration of the life of Aldo Leopold--perfect for Earth Day weekend!

For anyone interested in ecology, conservation, environmental literature, and ethics, the name Aldo Leopold is sure to pop up. Since first publication, the award-winning Aldo Leopold: A Fierce Green Fire has remained the classic short, inspiring biography of Leopold--the perfect companion to reading his ever popular A Sand County Almanac. Winning numerous awards, this comprehensive account of his life story is dynamic and readable, written in the context of the history of American conservation and illustrated with historic photographs.

Marybeth Lorbiecki has now enriched A Fierce Green Fire in a way no other biography on Leopold has, adding numerous chapters on the ripple effects of his ideas, books, ecological vision, land ethic, and Shack, as well as of the ecological contributions of his children, graduate students, contemporary scholars, and organizations--and the wilderness lands he helped preserve. Lorbiecki weaves these stories and factual information into the biography in a compelling way that keeps both lay and academic readers engaged.

Marybeth Lorbiecki is editor and the director of Interfaith Oceans (formerly Interfaith Ocean Ethics Campaign). She is a respected expert in the field, as demonstrated by her ongoing speaking and writing engagements on Leopold and his land ethic. Her book Following St. Francis: John Paul II's Call for Ecological Action launched her into worldwide conversation about the intersection of faith and ecology. Besides Lorbiecki's nonfiction works for adults, she has over 25 award-winning children's books, including Things Natural, Wild, and Free: The Life of Aldo Leopold, which was honored as a John Burroughs Nature Award for Young Readers.