Craig Childs, explorer, naturalist, and author,

Air Dates: September 19-21, 2015

This week's guest on REPORT FROM SANTA FE is Craig Childs, naturalist, adventurer, storyteller, and author. His widely acclaimed books include “The Secret Knowledge of Water,” “House of Rain,” “The Animal Dialogues,” “Finders Keepers,” and “Apocalyptic Planet.”

Craig Childs writes about the relationship between humans, animals, landscape, and time. His stories come from visceral, personal experience, whether in the company of illicit artifact dealers or in deep wilderness. Childs has published more than a dozen critically acclaimed books, including his most recent book, “Apocalyptic Planet,” which won the Orion Book Award and the Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Men's Journal, and Outside.

Additional Quotes:

“Craig Childs is a master....He reminds us why we fell in love with the wild in the first place.”-- Audubon

“This far north the sun was still up, although very low, riding through the mountains as if looking for something it lost on the ground.”-- Craig Childs, “The Animal Dialogues”

“Magical. Childs' writing engages more senses at once than that of most any naturalist.”-- Los Angeles Times

“Childs is the best science writer I've come across in years, capable of not just capturing an image but doing it in a way that stays with you long after.”-- Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post