{"product_id":"the-glorians-visitations-from-the-holy-ordinary","title":"The Glorians: Visitations from the Holy Ordinary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Most Anticipated Book of 2026 by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review, Literary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Book of the Month by \u003ci\u003eThe LA Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Amazon and \u003ci\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Beauty is all around us, or so the cliché goes. Williams, the environmental activist and Harvard Divinity School writer-in-residence, takes it a step further in these reflections on aging, relationships and more: Each ordinary little beauty is connected to each other, and to us.\"\u003c\/b\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \"The Nonfiction Everyone Will be Talking About in 2026\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the visionary \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author, a revelatory work of narrative nonfiction exploring beauty in the desert, climate change, and, transformative moments of power in a world beset by uncertainty\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhether we believe it or not, rapid change is upon us. I am searching for grace.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this time of political fragility, climate chaos, and seeking beauty wherever we can find its glimmer, Terry Tempest Williams introduces us to the Glorians. They are not distant deities, but the ordinary, often overlooked presences--animal, plant, memory, moment--that reveal our shared vulnerability and interconnectedness with the natural world. The Glorians can be as small as an ant ferrying a coyote willow blossom to its queen or as commonplace as the night sky. But what they can collectively show us--about the radical act of attending to beauty and carrying forward against all odds--is immense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJourneying through encounters with the Glorians in the red rock desert of Utah during the pandemic to Harvard University where she teaches in the Divinity School, Williams weaves a story of astonishing personal and societal insight. As she grapples with the unsettled state of the world, she turns not to despair but to deep reflection. She sees how the Glorians are calling us to attention, not as an army, but as fellow inhabitants of our sacred, threatened home. They remind us of the power of contact between species and the profound courage--and awareness--it will take to dream a more cohesive future into being.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWise and lyrical, \u003ci\u003eThe Glorians\u003c\/i\u003e is a testament to the power of witness, a field guide to finding grace in the unexpected, and a moving invitation to engage with one another and our surroundings with renewed intention. In a modern world filled with increasing noise and anxiety, Terry Tempest Williams offers honest sustenance for the mind and spirit and distinguishes herself again as a trusted voice to whom we can turn to more fully understand our times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerry Tempest Williams\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of over twenty books of creative nonfiction, including the environmental classic, \u003ci\u003eRefuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place\u003c\/i\u003e. Among her other books are\u003ci\u003e Leap\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eRed\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Open Space of Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFinding Beauty in a Broken World\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWhen Women Were Birds\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Hour of Land\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eErosion: Essays of Undoing\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has been translated and anthologized worldwide. A recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Lannan Literary Award, she is a member of the American Academy of Arts \u0026amp; Letters and is currently writer-in-residence at the Harvard Divinity School. She divides her time between Cambridge, Massachusetts and Southeastern Utah.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Terry Tempest Williams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51109732647197,"sku":"9780802165848","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9095\/8877\/files\/9780802165848.jpg?v=1775075830","url":"https:\/\/staging.anovelideaphilly.com\/products\/the-glorians-visitations-from-the-holy-ordinary","provider":"A Novel Idea on Passyunk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}