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Author:
Erica Berry
Publisher:
Flatiron Books
Date:
February 21, 2023
Wolfish blends science, history, and cultural criticism in a years-long journey to understand our myths about wolves, and track one wolf, OR-7, from the Wallowa Mountains of Oregon.
What The Reviewers Say
Terror propels Erica Berry’s exhilarating book.
Berry... elucidates the myths and stories we tell about our lupine fears in ferocious and beautiful writing.
Wolfish moves back and forth between these and other narratives like a wolf weaving through trees at night—assembling a story that’s ultimately about what we fear and why.
Among the book’s strengths is Berry’s awareness that, as she puts it, 'my wolf is not your wolf.' Berry combines memoir, journalism, and cultural criticism, weaving in others’ voices to remind readers that her perspective is only one of many.
