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A The New Yorker Best Book of 2022
A New England Indie Bestselller
A New York Times Best Book of Summer, a Wall Street Journal and Town & Country Best Book of Spring
"A gorgeous reminder that walking is the most radical form of locomotion nowadays." ―Nick Offerman
"I think Thoreau would have liked this book, and that's a high recommendation." ―Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature
On an autumn morning in 1849, Henry David Thoreau stepped out his front door to walk the beaches of Cape Cod. Over a century and a half later, Ben Shattuck does the same. With little more than a loaf of bread, brick of cheese, and a notebook, Shattuck sets out to retrace Thoreau's path through the Cape's outer beaches, from the elbow to Provincetown's fingertip.
This is the first of six journeys taken by Shattuck, each one inspired by a walk once taken by Henry David Thoreau. After the Cape, Shattuck goes up Mount Katahdin and Mount Wachusett, down the coastline of his hometown, and then through the Allagash. Along the way, Shattuck encounters unexpected characters, landscapes, and stories, seeing for himself the restorative effects that walking can have on a dampened spirit. Over years of following Thoreau, Shattuck finds himself uncovering new insights about family, love, friendship, and fatherhood, and understanding more deeply the lessons walking can offer through life's changing seasons.
Intimate, entertaining, and beautifully crafted, Six Walks is a resounding tribute to the ways walking in nature can inspire us all. Lyrical. . . . The author's comedic talents are formidable and the characters he creates are hard to forget.-The Wall Street Journal
Resonant. . . . With its lovely illustrations and thoughtful insights about nature, love, and friendship, Six Walks celebrates taking time to see what really matters.
-The Christian Science Monitor
Comforting. . . . it's the sweetness in the sorrow that is captured in this writing, along with the natural world's endless invitation to solace.-The New York Times
Shattuck's main message is the primacy of love, for both the people around us and the world we inhabit.-The New Yorker
Part of the fun in Six Walks is how today's reality-and Shattuck's sense of humor-take over.
-The Boston Globe
A poignant tribute to nature.-Town & Country
Brilliant. . . . A momentous landmark in time, reminding us of what might be lost in this world and what must be preserved.-The Rumpus
Humble and sincere. . . . he gleans new insight into masculinity, intimacy, climate change, and the politics of outdoor spaces. -Poets & Writers
Moving. . . . Six Walks witnesses how, in every season, choosing to step into the natural world can lead to healing and peace.
-Chicago Review of Books
A love letter to New England's natural world and the timeless revelations that walking in nature gives to us.-The Arkansas International
Relatable and compelling. . . . with exquisite black-and-white drawings.-Harvard Review
Shattuck's descriptions match Thoreau in their beauty and sincerity.-The Provincetown Independent
A must-read.-South Coast Today
A gorgeous reminder that walking is the most radical form of locomotion nowadays.-Nick Offerman
I think Thoreau would have liked this book, and that's a high recommendation.-Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature
Inspired by Thoreau, but soon onto something that is very much his own, Ben Shattuck takes us on a journey that bores into the history of both himself and his native New England. A book of loss and redemption, fear and fragile hope, Six Walks is rich, evocative, and like the boat gunwale that cuts off the tip of his finger, unexpectedly dangerous-in that best of Thoreauvian ways.
-Nathaniel Philbrick, author of In the Hurricane's Eye
Walking as means of healing, walking as a way of seeing what's there, walking as a method of pulling you out of yourself and re
A New England Indie Bestselller
A New York Times Best Book of Summer, a Wall Street Journal and Town & Country Best Book of Spring
"A gorgeous reminder that walking is the most radical form of locomotion nowadays." ―Nick Offerman
"I think Thoreau would have liked this book, and that's a high recommendation." ―Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature
On an autumn morning in 1849, Henry David Thoreau stepped out his front door to walk the beaches of Cape Cod. Over a century and a half later, Ben Shattuck does the same. With little more than a loaf of bread, brick of cheese, and a notebook, Shattuck sets out to retrace Thoreau's path through the Cape's outer beaches, from the elbow to Provincetown's fingertip.
This is the first of six journeys taken by Shattuck, each one inspired by a walk once taken by Henry David Thoreau. After the Cape, Shattuck goes up Mount Katahdin and Mount Wachusett, down the coastline of his hometown, and then through the Allagash. Along the way, Shattuck encounters unexpected characters, landscapes, and stories, seeing for himself the restorative effects that walking can have on a dampened spirit. Over years of following Thoreau, Shattuck finds himself uncovering new insights about family, love, friendship, and fatherhood, and understanding more deeply the lessons walking can offer through life's changing seasons.
Intimate, entertaining, and beautifully crafted, Six Walks is a resounding tribute to the ways walking in nature can inspire us all. Lyrical. . . . The author's comedic talents are formidable and the characters he creates are hard to forget.-The Wall Street Journal
Resonant. . . . With its lovely illustrations and thoughtful insights about nature, love, and friendship, Six Walks celebrates taking time to see what really matters.
-The Christian Science Monitor
Comforting. . . . it's the sweetness in the sorrow that is captured in this writing, along with the natural world's endless invitation to solace.-The New York Times
Shattuck's main message is the primacy of love, for both the people around us and the world we inhabit.-The New Yorker
Part of the fun in Six Walks is how today's reality-and Shattuck's sense of humor-take over.
-The Boston Globe
A poignant tribute to nature.-Town & Country
Brilliant. . . . A momentous landmark in time, reminding us of what might be lost in this world and what must be preserved.-The Rumpus
Humble and sincere. . . . he gleans new insight into masculinity, intimacy, climate change, and the politics of outdoor spaces. -Poets & Writers
Moving. . . . Six Walks witnesses how, in every season, choosing to step into the natural world can lead to healing and peace.
-Chicago Review of Books
A love letter to New England's natural world and the timeless revelations that walking in nature gives to us.-The Arkansas International
Relatable and compelling. . . . with exquisite black-and-white drawings.-Harvard Review
Shattuck's descriptions match Thoreau in their beauty and sincerity.-The Provincetown Independent
A must-read.-South Coast Today
A gorgeous reminder that walking is the most radical form of locomotion nowadays.-Nick Offerman
I think Thoreau would have liked this book, and that's a high recommendation.-Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature
Inspired by Thoreau, but soon onto something that is very much his own, Ben Shattuck takes us on a journey that bores into the history of both himself and his native New England. A book of loss and redemption, fear and fragile hope, Six Walks is rich, evocative, and like the boat gunwale that cuts off the tip of his finger, unexpectedly dangerous-in that best of Thoreauvian ways.
-Nathaniel Philbrick, author of In the Hurricane's Eye
Walking as means of healing, walking as a way of seeing what's there, walking as a method of pulling you out of yourself and re