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Kim Todd
Born (1970-04-15) April 15, 1970 (age 54)
NationalityAmerican
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Montana
Academic work
DisciplineCreative writing
InstitutionsUniversity of Minnesota
University of Montana

Kim Todd (born April 15, 1970) is an American author. She is also a professor of creative writing at the University of Minnesota.[1] She has written essays and several books of nonfiction, primarily about environmental history and the natural sciences.

Education and work

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Todd received her master's in environmental studies and her M.F.A. in creative writing from the University of Montana in Missoula.

Todd is the recipient of a PEN/Jerard Fund award.[2] Her book Tinkering with Eden won the 2001 Sigurd Olson Nature Writing Award.[3][4] Her book Chrysalis was selected by the New York Public Library as a "Book to Remember."[5] Her work has been reviewed in The New Yorker,[6][7] The New York Times,[8] and The New York Review of Books.[9]

Bibliography

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Books

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  • Tinkering with Eden, A Natural History of Exotic Species in America (2001) ISBN 978-0393048605.[10]
  • Chrysalis, Maria Sibylla Merian and the Secrets of Metamorphosis (2007)[11] (See Maria Sibylla Merian.)
  • Sparrow (2012) Reaktion Books. ISBN 978-1861898753.[12]
  • Sensational: The Hidden History of America's 'Girl Stunt Reporters', HarperCollins, New York, 2021. ISBN 9780062843616[7][13]

Essays and articles

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  • "Curious." River Teeth (2014)[14]
  • "Road Warrior." River Teeth (2015)[15]
  • "Reintroductions and Other Translocations." Guernica (2015)[16]
  • "Real predators don’t eat popsicles." High Country News (2016)[17]
  • "The Language of Sparrows: How Bird Songs Are Evolving To Compete With Urban Noise." Bay Nature (2016)[18]
  • "These Women Reporters Went Undercover to Get the Most Important Scoops of Their Day." Smithsonian (2016)[19]
  • "The Children’s Hour, Theatre Rhinoceros, 1986." Guernica (2017)[20]
  • "The Island Wolves." Orion (2017)[21]
  • "Coyote Tracker: San Francisco's Uneasy Embrace of a Predator's Return." Bay Nature (2018)[22]
  • "In Turn Each Woman Thrust Her Head." Paris Review Daily (2018)[23]

References

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  1. ^ "Faculty". College of Liberal Arts | University of Minnesota. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  2. ^ "PEN American Center – Jerard Fund Award". archive.li. September 24, 2005. Archived from the original on September 24, 2005. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  3. ^ "SONWA Winners 1991–Present". Northland College. April 9, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2018. Todd has taught environmental and nature writing at the University of Montana, the University of California at Santa Cruz extension, and the Environmental Writers Institute.
  4. ^ "Nature Writing Awards". Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute. Retrieved April 29, 2021. The Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Awards recognize the best in environmental writing in adult nonfiction and children's literature...Established in 1991, SONWA honors the literary legacy of Sigurd F. Olson by recognizing and encouraging contemporary writers who seek to carry on his tradition of nature writing.
  5. ^ "New York Public Library Names Last Year's Books to Remember". Poets & Writers. April 11, 2008. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  6. ^ "Briefly Noted". The New Yorker. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  7. ^ a b "The lost legacy of the girl stunt reporter" by Katy Waldman, (The New Yorker, April 29, 2021.)
  8. ^ "Tinkering with Eden". New York Times. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  9. ^ Rowland, Ingrid D. "The Flowering Genius of Maria Sibylla Merian". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  10. ^ Todd, Kim (2001). Tinkering with Eden, A Natural History of Exotic Species in America. W.W. Norton. 2002 pbk edition
  11. ^ Todd, Kim (2007). Chrysalis, Maria Sibylla Merian and the Secrets of Metamorphosis. Harcourt. ISBN 978-0156032995. 2013 pbk edition
  12. ^ Todd, Kim (2012). Sparrow. 2013 pbk edition
  13. ^ Gray, Charlotte (April 23, 2021). "'Sensational' Review: Heyday of the Stunt Reporter". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  14. ^ Design, Spire Web. "Volume 15 Number 2 – River Teeth Journal". www.riverteethjournal.com. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  15. ^ Design, Spire Web. "Road Warrior – River Teeth Journal". www.riverteethjournal.com. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  16. ^ "Reintroductions and Other Translocations". Guernica. August 17, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  17. ^ "Real predators don't eat popsicles". Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  18. ^ "Bay Nature Magazine: Sparrows Lose Their Language With Urban Noise". Bay Nature. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  19. ^ Todd, Kim. "These Women Reporters Went Undercover to Get the Most Important Scoops of Their Day". Smithsonian. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  20. ^ "The Children's Hour, Theatre Rhinoceros, 1986". Guernica. March 13, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  21. ^ "Orion Magazine | The Island Wolves". Orion Magazine. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  22. ^ "San Francisco's Uneasy Embrace of the Coyote's Return". Bay Nature. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  23. ^ Todd, Kim (February 15, 2018). "In Turn Each Woman Thrust Her Head". The Paris Review. Retrieved September 4, 2018.


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