Fen, Bog and Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis
nonfiction · First published 2022
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Author guide
Annie Proulx Books in Order
Annie Proulx, born Edna Ann Proulx in 1935, is an American writer of novels, short fiction, essays, memoir, and practical nonfiction. Her major fiction includes Postcards, The Shipping News, Accordion Crimes, That Old Ace in the Hole, and Barkskins, along with the Wyoming Stories collections. She won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction for Postcards, and the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award for The Shipping News. Her story Brokeback Mountain was first published in 1997 and later adapted for film and opera. Her nonfiction includes books on gardening and cider-making, Bird Cloud, Red Desert, and Fen, Bog and Swamp.
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Postcards
Best entry point for readers who want Proulx's first major novel and her characteristic treatment of American rural life.
The Shipping News
Her most acclaimed novel and the clearest starting point for her major literary fiction.
Close Range: Wyoming Stories
The ideal entry point to her short fiction and the first volume of the Wyoming Stories sequence.
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Books by series
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Wyoming Stories
A three-volume sequence of short-story collections portraying the people, landscapes, and communities of Wyoming.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (15)
- Great Grapes!: Grow the Best EverAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1980
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Making the Best Apple CiderAmazon ↗nonfiction · 1980
- What'll You Take for It?: Back to BarterAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1981
- Make Your Own Insulated Window ShuttersAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1981
- The Complete Dairy Foods Cookbook: How to Make Everything from Cheese to Custard in Your Own KitchenAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1982
- Plan and Make Your Own Fences & Gates, Walkways, Walls & DrivesAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1983
- Gardener's Journal and Record BookAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1983
- The Fine Art of Salad GardeningAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1985
- The Gourmet Gardener: Growing Choice Fruits and Vegetables with Spectacular ResultsAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1987
- PostcardsAmazon ↗
novel · 1992
- The Shipping NewsAmazon ↗
novel · 1993
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Accordion CrimesAmazon ↗novel · 1996
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That Old Ace in the HoleAmazon ↗novel · 2002
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BarkskinsAmazon ↗novel · 2016
- Fen, Bog and Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate CrisisAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2022
Nonfiction (1)
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Bird Cloud: A MemoirAmazon ↗memoir · 2011
