BEAVERLAND in the Media
Watch Leila on CBS Boston talking about why beavers are essential to improving the climate.
Watch Leila on CBS Sunday Morning talking about the inspiration for Beaverland, and the beaver as an ecological American success story.
Watch Leila on C-SPAN sharing an invigorating talk about beavers, climate change, and more.
Watch Leila in conversation with Dr. Joshua Ginsberg, President of the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, on the important role Beavers play in engineering our ecosystems. (March 31st, 2023)
Leila talks with Rob Caldwell for News Center Maine (March 12th, 2024)
Leila joins W. Ralph Eubanks, Delia Owens, (Where the Crawdads Sing) and David Quammen at The Kennedy Center for The Waters We Need to Save, a panel discussion in their “FLOW” Literary Series at the River Run Festival. (April 15th, 2023)
An interview with John Batchelor for CBS Radio’s EYE ONE THE WORLD. (April 7th, 2023)
Watch Diana Plasker host Leila and eco-hydrology researcher Emily Fairfax for a live stream Q&A for NPR Science Friday’s #SciFriBookClub. (January 26, 2023)
Listen to NPR's Michel Martin interview Leila about Beaverland and how beavers shaped America on All Things Considered. (January 14, 2023)
Dr. Joshua Ginsberg, President of the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, talks with Leila at Hudson Hall for the book launch of BEAVERLAND. (December 9, 2022)
BEAVERLAND is selected as NPR’s Book of the Day. (February 2, 2023)
Reviews
“February Bookseller Picks”, Publishers Lunch, February 1, 2024.
“6 Paperbacks to Read this Week”, The New York Times, January 3, 2024.
“Why Beavers are so Much Cooler Than You Ever Thought”, The New York Post, January 14, 2023.
“From Pest to Ecosystem Engineer: The Beaver Gets a Makeover”, The New York Times, December 20, 2022.
“A fascinating history of beavers shows how the species shaped the U.S.”, The Washington Post, December 13, 2022.
“‘Beaverland’ Review: America’s Original Engineers”, The Wall Street Journal, December 2, 2022.
“How Beavers Shaped America, from Capitalism to Climate Change”, Scientific American, December 1, 2022.
Radio Interviews
“Ginger Radio Hour: Leila Philip”, WGXC 90.7, March 5, 2024
“Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America”, KALW - 91.7 FM Bay Area, February 5, 2024.
“All About Beavers”, Maine Calling - Maine Public Radio, February 2, 2024.
“'Beaverland' author deep dives into how beavers shaped America”, NPR All Things Considered, January 14, 2023.
“Ginger Radio Hour: Leila Philip”, WGXC 90.7, January 3, 2023.
“How Beavers Made America”, WNYC The Takeaway, December 13, 2022.
“Leila Philip's "Beaverland" takes a deep-dive into beavers' impact on America”, WAMC The Roundtable, December 7, 2022.
“Leila Philip, the New 'Beaver Lady’”, Green Radio Hour with Jon Bowermaster, December 5, 2022.
Podcast Appearances
“Beaverland: interview with author Leila Philip”, Climate Water Project, April 18, 2024.
“Episode 118: Leila Philip - Beaverland”, Nature Revisited, April 1, 2024.
“Exploring the World of Beavers with Leila Philip”, WSKG’s Off the Page with Crystal Sarakas, January 27, 2023.
“Why you should give a dam about beavers”, KERA Think, January 26, 2023.
“PAWcast: Leila Philip ’86 on How Beavers Shaped America”, Princeton Alumni Weekly, January 13, 2023.
“How The Humble Beaver Shaped A Continent”, Science Friday with Ira Flatow, December 23, 2022.
“How Beavers Can Help Manage Droughts, Wildfires and Flooding”, The Weather Channel, December 19, 2022.
“Turning North America Back into 'Beaverland'“, James Fallows Breaking the News, December 16, 2022.
Other Interviews
“An Interview with Author Leila Philip”, Nature Book Guide, Winter 2023-2024.
“TV Interview with KATU2 ABC”, KATU2 ABC, November 10 2023.
“Give a Dam: PW Talks with Leila Philip”, Publisher’s Weekly, September, 30, 2022.
“What built America and can help fight climate change? Beavers, says HC prof in new book”, Worcester Telegram & Gazette, December 26, 2022.
“Interview with Jorunn Sigurdardottir,” Icelandic Public Radio, June 2, 2018.
“The Writing of Cardiff”, Works By Women, January 11, 2017.
“The Year of Working Secretly”, NMH Magazine, Spring 2016.
“Author Interview: Water Rising”, Woven Tale Press, December 14, 2015.
"Radio Interview with WILI," WILI Radio, November 10, 2015.
"Radio Interview - WILI," WILI Radio, October 22, 2014.
"Writers on the Fly: Unesco Project: Cities of Literature", Iowa City, January 4, 2011.
"River of Words: Portraits of Hudson Valley Writers", edited by Nina Shengold, SUNY press, August 2010.
"Interview with Rural Intelligence", June 15, 2009
Writers on the Fly: Unesco Project: Cities of Literature- Leila Philip
Water Rising- A Discussion with Leila Philip and Garth Evans
Past Events
Leila Philip in conversation with Aaron Leflund
Details - February 8, 2024
Author Talk at Concord Museum
Details - February 7, 2024
Leila Philip in conversation with Bill Weir of CNN
Details - February 1, 2024
Keynote Speaker for the State of the Beaver Conference
Details - November 14, 2023
Sips 'n' Science: An Evening with Beaverland
Details - November 10, 2023
Author Talk with Northwest Conservancy Land Conservancy
Details - October 28, 2023
Ex Libris: Beaverland at the Providence Athenaeum
Details - October 27, 2023
The Aspetuck Land Trust 2023 Haskins Lecture
Details - October 26, 2023
Meet the Author: Leila Philip
Details - October 21, 2023
Author Talk with The Connecticut Audubon Society
Details - September 21, 2023
Midwest Beaver Summit: The Adaptable Beaver and Ecological Amnesia with Ben Goldfarb (Virtual)
Details - September 13, 2023
Reading and Talk at American Society Literature and the Environment (Virtual)
July 9th-11th, 2023
Author Talk at Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center (In Person)
Details - May 18th, 2023
Author Talk at Flint Library (In Person)
Details - May 11th, 2023
Author Talk at American Antiquarian Society (Hybrid)
Details - May 9th, 2023
Author Event and Book Signing at Summit High School (In Person)
Organized by Roundabout Books & Cafe
Details - April 29th, 2023
Featured Speaker at Forest Fete 2023 (In Person)
Details - April 27th, 2023
Climate Science Panel at the LA Times Festival of Books
Details - April 23rd, 2023
Author Talk at Norman Bird Sanctuary Nature Preserve Fireside Series (In Person)
Details - April 20th, 2023
Author Talk at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies (Hybrid)
Details - March 31st, 2023
Panelist at American Society for Environmental History Conference 2023 (In Person)
Details - March 23rd, 2023
White Memorial Conservation Center
Details - March 4th, 2023
Harris Center for Conservation Education: Conversation with the Author of Beaverland
Details - January 30, 2023
Welcome to Beaverland: SciFri Book Club Author and Expert Livestream
Details - January 26, 2023
Oblong Books Presents Leila Philip in Conversation with Susan Fox Rogers
Details - December 7th, 2022
Hudson Hall Beaverland Book Launch
Details - December 9th, 2022
Beaverland Book Signing at CT Audubon Center
Details - December 11th, 2022