We live in an astounding world of relations. We share these ties that bind with our fellow
humansand we share these relations with nonhuman beings as well. From the bacterium swimming in
your belly to the trees exhaling the breath you breathe this community of life is our kinand
for many cultures around the world being human is based upon this extended sense of kinship.
Kinship: Belonging in a World of Relations is a lively series that explores our deep
interconnections with the living world. More than 70 contributorsincluding Robin Wall Kimmerer
Richard Powers David Abram J. Drew Lanham and Sharon Blackieinvite readers into cosmologies
narratives and everyday interactions that embrace a more-than-human world as worthy of our
response and responsibility. These diverse voices render a wide range of possibilities for
becoming better kin. From the recognition of nonhumans as persons to the care of our kinfolk
through language and action Kinship: Belonging in a World of Relations is a guide and
companion into the ways we can deepen our care and respect for the family of plants rivers
mountains animals and others who live with us in this exuberant life-generating planetary
tangle of relations.
