Authors Outside

A mother, scientist, decorated professor, and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. Robin is the author of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants, which has spent 113 weeks on the NYT Bestseller list.

Robin's Profile

Amitav Ghosh

Amitav Ghosh holds two Lifetime Achievement award, four honorary doctorates and is regarded as one of the world's most important global thinkers. His books THE GREAT DERANGEMENT and THE NUTMEG'S CURSE take on the topic of climate change and the historical influence of colonialism upon attitudes of indigenous cultures and environmental change.

Amitav's Profile

James Edward Mills

James Edward Mills is changing the face of the outdoors. He has worked in the outdoor industry since 1989 as a guide, outfitter, independent sales representative, writer, and photographer. He is the author of THE ADVENTURE GAP which was named by Outside Magazine as one of the 10 “Outdoor Books that Shaped the Last Decade.” James is also the co-writer/co-producer of the documentary film “An American Ascent.”

James's Profile

Elizabeth Rush

Elizabeth Rush is the author of RISING: DISPATCHES FROM THE NEW AMERICAN SHORE, a finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction. Her work explores how humans adapt to changes enacted upon them by forces seemingly beyond their control, from ecological transformation to political revolution.

Elizabeth's Profile

Carolyn Finney

Carolyn Finney, PhD is a storyteller, author and a cultural geographer who is deeply interested in issues related to identity, difference, creativity, and resilience.The aim of her work is to develop greater cultural competency within environmental organizations and institutions, challenge media outlets on their representation of difference, and increase awareness of how privilege shapes who gets to speak to environmental issues and determine policy and action.

Carolyn's Profile

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Events that Engage The World Around Us

Authors Outside is the environmental lit division of Authors Unbound. We are a relationship focused agency seeking to elevate speakers on topics of global climate change, sustainability and food sovereignty, the concerns of indigenous peoples, and bringing diversity to environmental conversations. Our goal is to empower event coordinators with tools that build alliances between policy-makers, educators, students and all citizens of our world, to effect change and open minds.

Adult Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Common Reads & Literary Events

Environmental Concerns, Nature Writing, Native & Indigenous Issues

Kid-Lit, Youth Audiences & Educational Programming

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Eco Advocacy

Scientists and Thought Leaders who aim to educate and activate global citizens to protect and preserve natural spaces, leading by example.

Native Voices

Native American and Indigenous authors who seek to sustain and revive traditional ways of knowing after generations of suppression and loss.

Nature Narratives

Novelists, poets, and essayists who are committed to putting the natural world at center of their work, in order to facilitate truly inclusive dialogues.