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Reading in Place: Books to help pass the time

By Melissa Hart

April 27, 2020

Explore More: Adirondackers, books, coronavirus

Author/editor John Davis, of The Rewilding Institute spends a lot of time reading, even when it’s not a pandemic.

Davis, who lives in Westport, recently shared a list of books of regional interest and/or environmental bent that he’d suggest to neighbors sheltered at home and looking for new ways to pass the time during COVID-19 social distancing.

Read about it here in the Adirondack Almanack. Contribute your own favorites to a reader-submitted list here: https://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2020/04/quarantine-reads-suggestions-from-almanack-readers.html

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Melissa Hart

Melissa is a journalist with experience as a reporter and editor, combined with work for nonprofits. As the Explorer's digital editor, she serves as editor of Adirondack Almanack.(com) and helps manage the Explorer's website. When not online, she enjoys hiking, camping and other outdoors activities, and spending time with her husband, their twin daughters, and rescue animals -- two dogs and two cats. Sign up for Melissa’s newsletter

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