Laura Mills is a writer and nature enthusiast from Houston, Texas. Previously, she was the Marketing and Communications Coordinator for Buffalo Bayou Partnership, the nonprofit organization creating and stewarding welcoming green space along Houston’s most significant natural waterway. Laura could also be found slinging books at Brazos Bookstore. In her spare time, she enjoys painting, exploring urban nature, and photographing clouds. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in English and Creative Writing from Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

For the Autumn 2024 issue, Laura recommended The Mountain in the Sea, Ray Nayler, MCD, 2022, 464 pages; Desert Notebooks: A Road Map for the End of Time, Ben Ehrenreich, Counterpoint, 2020, 336 pages; and The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth, Zoë Schlanger, Harper, 2024, 304 pages.

She also interviewed artist, cartoonist, and author Chris Ruggia for our September newsletter. See that interview below.

For the Summer 2024 issue, Laura recommended: Gold Fame Citrus: A Novel, Claire Vaye Watkins, Riverhead Books, 2015, 352 pages; and The Museum of Whales You Will Never See: and Other Excursions to Iceland’s Most Unusual Museums, A. Kendra Greene, Penguin Books, 2020, 272 pages.

For the Spring 2024 issue, Laura recommended: Unearthing The Secret Garden: The Plants and Places That Inspired Frances Hodgson Burnett, Marta McDowell, Timber Press, 2021, 320 pages; The Sea Around Us, Rachel Carson, originally published 1951/3rd edition Oxford University Press, 2018, 256 pages; and The Age of Deer: Trouble and Kinship with our Wild Neighbors, Erika Howsare, Catapult, 2024, 368 pages