GOOD NATURE published this week in North America

Kathy Willis's Good Nature is published in North America this week by Pegasus Books. Pegasus have chosen a slightly different subtitle to Bloomsbury in the UK — Why Seeing, Smelling, Hearing, and Touching Plants is Good for Our Health. There is a great piece on the interaction between our senses and nature, focussing on Kathy's book, in the New York Times's 'Well' newsletter today by Jancee Dunn.

"This fascinates", wrote Publishers Weekly of Good Nature, and according to Booklist, "Willis' passion for plants and advocacy for our 'green senses' bloom throughout the book." Amazon has made it an Amazon Editor's Pick for Best Nonfiction Book, and reviews are starting to come through in the US press, including a great one from the Los Angeles Times:

"The Japanese concept of forest bathing isn’t simply a spiritual practice, according to Willis, an Oxford University biodiversity professor who shows that different kinds of contact with plants can affect humans in measurable ways. Maintaining a front garden might increase your mental health; looking at green spaces can raise academic performance. The author hopes for more studies and more data. There’s already enough to inspire you to stop and smell the roses."