Kim Todd Explained

Kim Todd
Birth Date:	15 April 1970
Nationality:	American
Alma Mater:	University of Montana
Discipline:	Creative writing
Workplaces:	University of Minnesota University of Montana

Kim Todd (born April 15, 1970) is an American author. She is also a professor of creative writing at the University of Minnesota.^[1] She has written essays and several books of nonfiction, primarily about environmental history and the natural sciences.

Education and work

Todd received her master's in environmental studies and her M.F.A. in creative writing from the University of Montana in Missoula.

Todd is the recipient of a PEN/Jerard Fund award.^[2] Her book Tinkering with Eden won the 2001 Sigurd Olson Nature Writing Award.^{[3] [4]} Her book Chrysalis was selected by the New York Public Library as a "Book to Remember."^[5] Her work has been reviewed in The New Yorker,^[6] The New York Times,^[7] and The New York Review of Books.^[8]

Bibliography

Books

• Tinkering with Eden, A Natural History of Exotic Species in America (2001) .^[9]
• Chrysalis, Maria Sibylla Merian and the Secrets of Metamorphosis (2007)^[10] (See Maria Sibylla Merian.)
• Sparrow (2012) Reaktion Books. .^[11]
• Sensational: The Hidden History of America's 'Girl Stunt Reporters, HarperCollins, New York, 2021. ^{[12] [13]}

Essays and articles

• "Curious." River Teeth (2014)^[14]
• "Road Warrior." River Teeth (2015)^[15]
• "Reintroductions and Other Translocations." Guernica (2015)^[16]
• "Real predators don’t eat popsicles." High Country News (2016)^[17]
• "The Language of Sparrows: How Bird Songs Are Evolving To Compete With Urban Noise." Bay Nature (2016)^[18]
• "These Women Reporters Went Undercover to Get the Most Important Scoops of Their Day." Smithsonian (2016)^[19]
• "The Children’s Hour, Theatre Rhinoceros, 1986." Guernica (2017)^[20]
• "The Island Wolves." Orion (2017)^[21]
• "Coyote Tracker: San Francisco's Uneasy Embrace of a Predator's Return." Bay Nature (2018)^[22]
• "In Turn Each Woman Thrust Her Head." Paris Review Daily (2018)^[23]

Notes and References

1. News: Faculty. College of Liberal Arts University of Minnesota. September 4, 2018.
2. News: PEN American Center – Jerard Fund Award. https://archive.today/20050924003313/http://www.pen.org/page.php/prmID/291. dead. September 24, 2005. September 24, 2005. archive.li. September 4, 2018.
3. News: SONWA Winners 1991–Present. April 9, 2015. Northland College. Todd has taught environmental and nature writing at the University of Montana, the University of California at Santa Cruz extension, and the Environmental Writers Institute. . September 4, 2018.
4. Web site: Nature Writing Awards . Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute . The Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Awards recognize the best in environmental writing in adult nonfiction and children’s literature...Established in 1991, SONWA honors the literary legacy of Sigurd F. Olson by recognizing and encouraging contemporary writers who seek to carry on his tradition of nature writing.. April 29, 2021.
5. News: New York Public Library Names Last Year's Books to Remember. April 11, 2008. Poets & Writers. September 4, 2018.
6. Briefly Noted. The New Yorker. September 4, 2018.
7. News: Tinkering with Eden. New York Times. September 4, 2018.
8. News: The Flowering Genius of Maria Sibylla Merian. Rowland. Ingrid D.. The New York Review of Books. September 4, 2018.
9. Todd, Kim (2001). Tinkering with Eden, A Natural History of Exotic Species in America. W.W. Norton. 2002 pbk edition
10. Todd, Kim (2007). Chrysalis, Maria Sibylla Merian and the Secrets of Metamorphosis. Harcourt. . 2013 pbk edition
11. Todd, Kim (2012). Sparrow. 2013 pbk edition
12. https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/the-lost-legacy-of-the-girl-stunt-reporter "The lost legacy of the girl stunt reporter" by Katy Waldman
13. News: Gray. Charlotte. April 23, 2021. 'Sensational' Review: Heyday of the Stunt Reporter. en-US. Wall Street Journal. 2021-05-09. 0099-9660.
14. Web site: Volume 15 Number 2 – River Teeth Journal. Design. Spire Web. www.riverteethjournal.com. September 4, 2018.
15. Web site: Road Warrior – River Teeth Journal. Design. Spire Web. www.riverteethjournal.com. September 4, 2018.
16. News: Reintroductions and Other Translocations. August 17, 2015. Guernica. September 4, 2018.
17. News: Real predators don't eat popsicles. September 4, 2018.
18. News: Bay Nature Magazine: Sparrows Lose Their Language With Urban Noise. Bay Nature. September 4, 2018.
19. News: These Women Reporters Went Undercover to Get the Most Important Scoops of Their Day. Todd. Kim. Smithsonian. September 4, 2018.
20. News: The Children's Hour, Theatre Rhinoceros, 1986. March 13, 2017. Guernica. September 4, 2018.
21. News: Orion Magazine The Island Wolves. Orion Magazine. September 4, 2018.
22. News: San Francisco's Uneasy Embrace of the Coyote's Return. Bay Nature. September 4, 2018.
23. Web site: In Turn Each Woman Thrust Her Head. Todd. Kim. February 15, 2018. The Paris Review. September 4, 2018.