"Shelter and Storm is an essential book for our time."

Her gift for storytelling unites personal experience with science and history, presenting a perspective as informative as it is compelling. 'The Land Remembers' for the 21st century.

"A love letter to the joys and griefs of living on the land."

"A deeply personal and insightful narrative of living in harmony with nature amid the environmental crises of the twenty-first century."

"Marked by sharp observations, taut pacing, and mixed subjects...The lyrical essays in Shelter and Storm are insightful in addressing sustainable living, climate change, and the resilience of rural communities."

"At their essence, these essays are informed by awe. They are about what happens when we make space in our lives for deep attention and wonder."

"Tamara Dean's luminous essay collection paints a thoughtful portrait of the Driftless region of Wisconsin and the struggles it faces due to climate change."

"These smoothly flowing essays reveal both the character of the author and the character of the land in equal measure."

A delightful book that bears comparison to Aldo Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac and Annie Dillard’s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek.

"There is so much to admire in these beautifully written essays, but foremost are Tamara Dean’s sense of awe in the natural world, her citizen science undertakings, and her deep research into both history and biology."

"Shelter and Storm is an engaging read largely because Dean is a very good writer."