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Adventure, climate breakdown and dwindling wilderness: an interview with Booker Prize longlist author Diane Cook

This article is from Edition 07: 2021 New Year's Resolutions
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Diane Cook
Written by Diane Cook
Sam Firman
Written by Sam Firman
Published on 8th January 2021
6 min read

Diane Cook's work explores the relationship between the civilised and the wild Her novel The New Wilderness follows a community of people living in society’s last remaining wilderness.

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Diane Cook

Diane Cook

Diane Cook is the author of the story collection Man V. Nature and the novel The New Wilderness which was a finalist for the 2020 Booker Prize. She is a former producer for the radio program This American Life. She lives in Brooklyn with her family. You can find her work at https://dianemariecook.com

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