Elizabeth Bastos

Elizabeth Bastos has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Boston Globe, and writes at her blog 19th-Century Lady Naturalist. Follow her on Twitter: @elizabethbastos

Peterson’s Field Guide to The Atlantic Seashore by Kenneth Gosner Is Actually A Guide to Life

"I'm not a traditionally religious person, but Peterson's Field Guide to The Atlantic Seashore is scripture for my kind of faith..."

Caring For My Nest: The Kondo Method & Empire of Things

One reader talks about reading The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up and Empire of Things, connecting minimalism with the desire to be surrounded by things she loves.

What’s The Secret to Stellar Storytelling?

Literary Interior Design: A PATTERN LANGUAGE by Christopher Alexander

THE BOX: Non-Fiction That Makes You Re-Think Your Stuff

8 Writers Who Rock The Language

On James McBride’s THE GOOD LORD BIRD

What’s The Secret to Stellar Storytelling?

How A Book Taught Me To Play In The Mud

On Roz Chast’s CAN’T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT?