Julia Whitty, Author, Traveller, Environmental Journalist

Julia Whitty, award-winning creative writer, world-traveler, and environmental journalist, will read from her latest book, The Fragile Edge: Diving & Other Adventures in the South Pacific. Whitty is environmental correspondent at Mother Jones magazine, and a blogger at The Blue Marble. A former filmmaker, her more than 70 nature documentaries have aired on PBS, Nature, The Discovery Channel, National Geographic, Outdoor Life Channel, Arts & Entertainment, and with many other broadcasters worldwide. Sponsored by the Spring Creek Project for Ideas, Nature, and the Written Word