• Erica Berry on the meaning of wolves

  • Oct 20 2023
  • Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
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Erica Berry on the meaning of wolves

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  • The wolf carries an almost unbearable amount of symbolism in western culture, encapsulating the predatory, the carnal, the supernatural and the ravenous. But in her book Wolfish, Erica Berry suggests that it’s time to understand wolves differently: as tender, as hunted, as guardians of the landscape. 


    What’s more, those evil qualities may be better attributed to ourselves than to wolves. Berry weaves memoir with natural history, cultural critique, folklore and conservation to show that wolves have too often been a cypher for all our fears, and that this has left them under threat of extinction. 


    In this fascinating and wide-ranging conversation, recorded as part of Katherine’s True Stories Book Club, Erica discusses her experiences with wolves real and imagined.


    Katherine's new book, Enchantment, is available now: US/CAN and UK


    Links from the episode:


    • Erica’s website
    • Erica’s book, Wolfish


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