{"product_id":"dispatches-from-rural-america-sixteen-essays-9781640098572","title":"Dispatches from Rural America: Sixteen Essays by Berry, Wendell","description":"\u003cb\u003eA bold and brilliant new collection of essays by one of our most important writers of life in America today\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new collection gathers together for the first time sixteen essays by one of our most revered chroniclers of life in America, a landmark commentary on family, faith, community, and the threats of modernization. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRanging from the devastating effects of war on children to the endless problems of industrialism and the ubiquitous need for connection and community, \u003ci\u003eDispatches From Rural America\u003c\/i\u003e captures a country isolated from its land and beginnings, too focused on mass production and output, and perilously estranged from the spiritual centers that make up the foundation of our lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the cusp of the fiftieth anniversary of Berry's seminal book \u003ci\u003eThe Unsettling of America\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDispatches From Rural America\u003c\/i\u003e is urgent and vital reading in this time of political chaos from one of our most important writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wendell Berry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.61h x 5.77w x 0.85d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781640098572\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWENDELL BERRY\u003c\/b\u003e (August 5, 1934 - August 31, 2026), was an essayist, novelist, and poet. During his life, he was honored with the T. S. Eliot Prize, the Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry, the John Hay Award of the Orion Society, and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award, among other distinctions. In 2010, he was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama, and in 2016, he was the recipient of the Ivan Sandrof Life Achievement Award from the National Book Critics Circle. Berry lived with his wife, Tanya Berry, on their farm in Henry County, Kentucky.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Counterpoint LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67934636998809,"sku":"9781640098572","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/9781640098572.jpg?v=1793916979","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/dispatches-from-rural-america-sixteen-essays-9781640098572","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}