Author We Like: Elizabeth Kolbert


Elizabeth Kolbert is an American writer who currently writes for The New Yorker. She has written many books including Field Notes From A Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change to name a few. She currently lives in the town of Williamstown, Massachusetts.

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