Skip to main content

Michelle Nijhuis

Michelle Nijhuis authored Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction, a history of the modern conservation movement. It was named one of the best books of 2021 by The Chicago Tribune, Smithsonian Magazine, Booklist, and other publications. Nijhuis is a longtime editor of High Country News and a regular contributor to The New York Review of Books. After 15 years off the electrical grid in rural Colorado, she and her family now live in White Salmon, Washington.

Featured title: Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction

Website: https://michellenijhuis.com

MICHELLE’S EVENTS:

  • Friday, Sept. 22 @ 11:00 a.m. – SDPB Live Broadcast – In the Moment with Lori Walsh – The Lodge, Cody Room
  • Friday, Sept. 22 @ 2:00 p.m. – The American Buffalo/Tatanka Screening and Discussion – The Lodge, Cody Room
  • Friday, Sept. 22 @ 4:30 p.m. – Author Signing Event – The Lodge, Bullock & Roosevelt Rooms
  • Saturday, Sept. 23 @ 10:15 a.m. – Promoting Conservation Through Literature – Martin & Mason Hotel, 1898 Ballroom
  • Saturday, Sept. 23 @ 12:45 p.m. – Author Signing Event – The Lodge, Bullock & Roosevelt Rooms

Click here to view the full Festival schedule.