Signed copies of THE LANGUAGE OF TREES @booksupstairs.bsky.social, my favourite bookshop in Dublin. You better be quick, half of them sold while I was signing them!

The Andes hantavirus is clearly far less contagious than the coronavirus, scientists agree, but they have found cases where it spread among people without direct contact. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/h...

I don't think we should talk about climate change anymore, we should talk about kitchen-table issues. Like how climate change will destroy your kitchen table and everything else you have

On the last day of the world I would want to plant a tree —WS Merwin Max Porter shares his love of trees with @maryannehobbs.bsky.social 🌿

Grateful to Magnus Toren from the Henry Miller Library for inviting me on the BIG SUR PODCAST to talk about THE LANGUAGE OF TREES. I can't wait to visit and continue the chat, under the trees. 🎄 Listen here: www.bigsurpodcast.org/1726307/epis... #Trees #SaveOurForests #BookSky #NatureWriting

In a historic moment, I was interviewed by fellow Black woman particle physicist Dr. Katrina Miller. Few people can understand my journey the way she does. We talked about my new book, why poetry matters, and yes, how the *fact* of non-trinary neutrinos challenges anti-trans rhetoric. #GiftLink

PINCH ME! My book THE LANGUAGE OF TREES is returning in a new hardcover SPECIAL EDITION 🥳 PUB DAY is September 22, my birthday 🥰 PRE-ORDER from your local indie bookstore 🙏 INFO: www.katieholten.com/the-language... 🍃 Stay tuned for TREE ALPHABET updates! #Trees #BookSky #NatureWriting

To mark International Myalgic Encephalomyelitis #ME Awareness Day, advocates in Berlin participated in “lie in” protest, with events in 42 cities across Germany. Story by @heatherhogan.bsky.social for the Sick Times. 🤍 #MEcfs #MEawareness #LiegendDemo #MillionsMissing

Grateful to Magnus Toren from the Henry Miller Library for inviting me on the BIG SUR PODCAST to talk about THE LANGUAGE OF TREES. I can't wait to visit and continue the chat, under the trees. 🎄 Listen here: www.bigsurpodcast.org/1726307/epis... #Trees #SaveOurForests #BookSky #NatureWriting

The thing about ME/CFS patients is that it's definitionally difficult for them to advocate for themselves. They just... vanish from society. Which is why it's up to the rest of us to spread the word. To learn more or donate to research, some good orgs are: www.omf.ngo batemanhornecenter.org

⭐️Bursary Awards for The John Hewitt International Summer School are now open!⭐️ 📕Apply now—closing date 22 May📕 @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social @poetryireland.bsky.social booksirelandmagazine.com/john-hewitt-...

Today is World #ME Day. My thoughts and solidarity are with everyone dealing with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, aka ME or MECFS. Like millions of others with long COVID, I suffer from it. Update from @thereforme.bsky.social @emmagl.bsky.social @karenlhargrave.bsky.social 🤍 #MEcfs #MillionsMissing

We have already lost so much human knowledge and understanding. We cannot afford to lose more www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

In time for #MEAwarenessDay our book has been published. #MECFS kills and ruins lives. It's imperative that it is researched and treated. Understanding its complexities is key - let's spread that information. Please buy a copy, read and donate to your doctor. NB #MedSky amzn.eu/d/01FVLQJm

“when you begin to look for it you see it everywhere; a rising general awareness that time is not linear, that we do not live in teleological, relentlessly progressive time“ @lucycaldwell.bsky.social on visiting Newgrange for the winter solstice and finding light in the dark.

Looking forward to this new book from Polly Atkin and tuning into her (hybrid) event at the gorgeous @portybooks.bsky.social tomorrow, Tuesday May 12th, 7pm GMT. Info: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/polly... Congrats! @pollyrowena.bsky.social #swimming #indielit #naturewriting 🌿

It's Monday and I am kicking off a new week with gratitude. It's a blessing to be awake and to have an opportunity to do something that might ease a little suffering.

Looking forward to this new book from Polly Atkin and tuning into her (hybrid) event at the gorgeous @portybooks.bsky.social tomorrow, Tuesday May 12th, 7pm GMT. Info: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/polly... Congrats! @pollyrowena.bsky.social #swimming #indielit #naturewriting 🌿

An apple is… “the story of the sunshine that smiled upon it, of the winds that whispered to it, of the birds that sang around it, of the storms that visited it, and of the motherly tree that held it and fed it until its petals were unfolded and its form developed.” - Lucy Larcom

Daisies, dandelions, gorse, ribwort plantain, bog bean, lichen. I’m enjoying this book so much! A world of words and dreams and wildflowers growing on a windswept island. The Apothecary by the Sea by @beewyld.bsky.social #wildflowerhour #naturewriting 🌿

So many of our oldest stories are to do with rebirth in the dark. Link to the story, here: www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

“when you begin to look for it you see it everywhere; a rising general awareness that time is not linear, that we do not live in teleological, relentlessly progressive time“ @lucycaldwell.bsky.social on visiting Newgrange for the winter solstice and finding light in the dark.

#NatureCrisis - so much #biodiversity is at risk phys.org/news/2026-05...

As a former participant in the Biennale, and an ANGA signatory, I stand in solidarity with the strikers in Venice. Powerful to see those who actually make creative work taking over the narrative from institutions and sponsors. anga.live hyperallergic.com/historic-str...

“The whole of life is coming to terms with yourself and the natural world. Why are you here? How do you fit in? What’s it all about?” —David Attenborough

A reminder the launch for this is this coming Tuesday 12th May. It's hybrid so you can join us in-person in Edinburgh or online from anywhere in the world where you have internet access. Please do, and spread the word! #BookSky #NatureWriting #SwimLit #BookLaunch #HybridEvent

A very happy 100th birthday to the remarkable Sir David Attenborough.

Research Ireland, in partnership with the Embassy of France in Ireland, invites applications to the Ulysses 2027 Scheme. The deadline for applications is 28th May 2026, 16:00 local Irish time. Find out more and apply: https://pulse.ly/skwiuavydp

Congratulations to Isabel Nolan, representing Ireland at the Venice Biennale this year. I was honored to represent Ireland in 2003. It’s a life changing experience. Irish art at Venice Biennale 1950–2026 - tracing a living legacy, by Declan Long @rte.ie www.rte.ie/culture/2026...

After 15 years of reporting on infectious disease outbreaks, what continues to fascinate me about them is the challenge of making high-stakes decisions under uncertainty. The hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius is a perfect example My story in @science.org is here (and a thread to come): 🧪 #IDsky

Sir David Attenborough 'overwhelmed' by 100th birthday greetings – audio

Great opportunity for artists! Open call for exhibition proposals for a new project at VISUAL in 2027. Deadline May 22. Info: visualcarlow.ie/whats-on/ope... VISUAL commissioned my Irish Tree Alphabet in 2020. They were wonderful to work with, navigating COVID lockdowns and all that uncertainty.

I'm lucky! I love my editor, Masie Cochran. "Tin House now has the budget to bolster its backlist by reissuing and promoting such top sellers as Katie Holten’s Language of Trees and Ursula K. Le Guin’s Conversations on Writing." @publisherswkly.bsky.social www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/... 🚀

My tribute to the one and only, Sir David Attenborough theconversation.com/from-fossick... Happy birthday!

One of the problems with hayfever (pollen allergy) is that when you yell at plants, people tend to stare and call the police. So I have provided this handy thread of pollen grains under high magnification (electron microscopy) for my fellow-sufferers to channel their rage at.

A prehistoric ‘dinosaur tree’ just bore fruit for the first time—in a British couple’s garden! 🌳🦕🍒

Today @thesicktimes.org: Advocates in France interrupted a recent Long COVID conference, calling for biological research, not “psychologization.” @mileswgriffis.bsky.social interviewed the organizations behind this action. thesicktimes.org/2026/05/05/l...

Anish Kapoor says US’s ‘politics of hate’ should exclude it from Venice Biennale

I write because I don't know what I think until I read what I say —Flannery O'Connor Due Lipa chats with Claire Keegan and her little dog

Breakfast in the garden with birds (and a mad farmer out the bog)

“Sunlight has to travel 93 million miles to reach the Earth, but none of those miles go through the Strait of Hormuz,” says @billmckibben.bsky.social. “That makes it a very appealing alternative, especially now that it’s cheaper than burning coal and gas and oil.”

THE LANGUAGE OF TREES — AND THE WORLD WE'VE FORGOTTEN HOW TO READ 🎄 I love Redwoods, so it was a joy to speak with the Big Sur Podcast about life and art and books and trees. You can listen here: www.bigsurpodcast.org/1726307/epis... 🍃 #SaveOurForests #TheLanguageOfTrees #NatureWriting

Restorying the world Resurgence & Ecologist magazine Issue 356 • May/June 2026 What might #change if our #language began to reflect a more entangled #relationship with the living #world – one that is more relational, perhaps even guided by affection?

I wrote about why we should keep reading and writing www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

📣 We are delighted to announce the open call for TBG+S and Bétonsalon Dublin/ Paris Residency Exchange 2026 🇫🇷 Two-month accommodation 🗓️ 01 Oct–30 Nov 💰 €5,000 🧑‍💻 Development⁠ Artistic Research 🏫 Institutional Support⁠ ⏰ 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: Fri 29 May, 5pm Apply Now → www.templebargallery.com/dublin-paris...

Compensation for this reporting fellowship at The Martha’s Vineyard Gazette includes a $65,000 annual salary, along with housing in a 2-bedroom furnished house, comprehensive health benefits, and a 401(k) plan with employer matching. vineyardgazette.com/henry-beetle...

THE LANGUAGE OF TREES — and the World We’ve Forgotten How to Read 🌳 A conversation with the BIG SUR PODCAST about life and art, climate and action, walking and trees: www.bigsurpodcast.org/1726307/epis... 🍃 #TheLanguageOfTrees #SaveOurForests #NatureWriting

May the forest be with you 🎄 #SaveOurForests #SaveUSFS

I had a small part in writing OUR LAND, Orban Wallace’s brilliant new film about land access in England, feat. @guyshrubsole.bsky.social et al. “We’ve found that [with access] people really do care for the land…We all belong to the land, it doesn’t belong to us.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...