Rebecca Solnit — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Author of seventeen books, including River of Shadows (2004), which won the National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism.
Writes on subjects including feminism, the environment, politics, place, and art.
Activist for environmental and human rights campaigns since the 1980s, including antiwar efforts and women's rights.
Regular contributor to The Guardian newspaper, Harper's Magazine, TomDispatch, and LitHub.
Holds a master's degree in journalism from the University of California, Berkeley (1984).

Biography

Rebecca Solnit is an American writer and activist, born in 1961. She is known for her extensive body of work, which includes seventeen books and numerous essays. Her writing delves into a variety of subjects, such as feminism, the environment, politics, place, and art, often exploring altruistic community responses to disaster and women's writing. She has been an independent writer since 1988.