{"product_id":"field-notes-is-a-river-alive-notebooks","title":"Field Notes \"Is a River Alive\" Notebooks","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"rich-text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"img--full\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"js-image-popup img__popup-link\" href=\"https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/rivers_3up.jpg?ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;s=aab945961469de681e26564affc7c70f\"\u003e\u003cimg srcset=\"https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/rivers_3up.jpg?auto=format\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=55\u0026amp;w=400\u0026amp;s=e445fab22e5a376a8853c9e7c96fe4ed 400w,\n      https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/rivers_3up.jpg?auto=format\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=55\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;s=7a8d7b8069fbfa5f4a97f13d07774612 600w,\n      https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/rivers_3up.jpg?auto=format\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=55\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;s=5f790de108a6550ffbbae7a71d854148 1000w,\n      https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/rivers_3up.jpg?auto=format\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=55\u0026amp;w=2000\u0026amp;s=97939ad85f9e1ad439f62d066ab44dfc 2x\" sizes=\"700px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/rivers_3up.jpg?auto=format\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=55\u0026amp;w=400\u0026amp;s=e445fab22e5a376a8853c9e7c96fe4ed 400w,\n      https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/rivers_3up.jpg?auto=format\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=55\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;s=7a8d7b8069fbfa5f4a97f13d07774612 600w,\n      https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/rivers_3up.jpg?auto=format\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=55\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;s=5f790de108a6550ffbbae7a71d854148 1000w,\n      https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/rivers_3up.jpg?auto=format\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=55\u0026amp;w=2000\u0026amp;s=97939ad85f9e1ad439f62d066ab44dfc 2x\" src=\"https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/rivers_3up.jpg?auto=format\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=55\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;s=7a8d7b8069fbfa5f4a97f13d07774612\" data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\"lazyautosizes lazyloaded\" alt=\"Rivers 3up\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rich-text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur 67th Quarterly Edition for the summer of 2025 coincides with the American publication of\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wwnorton.com\/books\/9780393242133\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIs a River Alive?,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e a brilliant and important new book by author\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/robgmacfarlane\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRobert Macfarlane.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRecounting three epic journeys, Macfarlane surveys the state of Earth’s rivers and the people who are fighting for them. It’s an impossibly large story, interwoven with an extremely personal fourth river tale.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"video\"\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"Field Notes, “Is a River Alive”\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1085380859?badge=0\u0026amp;autopause=0\u0026amp;player_id=0\u0026amp;app_id=58479\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rich-text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMacfarlane is a long-time Field Notes user and occasional co-conspirator. We first worked with him a few years ago, making a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.com\/products\/underland\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ecompanion 3-Pack to his book,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnderland\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWe were thrilled to learn that once again, with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIs a River Alive?\u003c\/em\u003e, Field Notes played an important part in his writing process:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“These notebooks were my constant companions during the years of writing\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eIs A River Alive?;\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ealways there in pocket or pack. Into them I poured the glitter of primary encounter; image, dialogue, idea. They got dog-eared and foxed and soaked –– and filled with words. The closing of the circle which now sees a new ‘River’ edition of Field Notes flowing out of the finished book makes me very happy indeed.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rich-text\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"heading-b\"\u003eMeander\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso returning is Macfarlane’s frequent collaborator, legendary visual artist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.slowlydownward.com\/\"\u003eStanley Donwood\u003c\/a\u003e, best known for his artwork for Radiohead and The Smile.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"img--left\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"loading loading--img\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"loading__animation\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"js-image-popup img__popup-link\" href=\"https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/lino_on_press5.jpg?ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;s=9ef3ea5839e592f7f140459ff45a9656\"\u003e\u003cimg srcset=\"https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/lino_on_press5.jpg?auto=format\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=55\u0026amp;w=400\u0026amp;s=ee6808e55c62de50b8c0e9a99423b58b 400w,\n      https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/lino_on_press5.jpg?auto=format\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=55\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;s=170e591099d4682990990f996855dcd5 600w,\n      https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/lino_on_press5.jpg?auto=format\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=55\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;s=6f3787654f71a352297e75023782d5f1 1000w,\n      https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/lino_on_press5.jpg?auto=format\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=55\u0026amp;w=2000\u0026amp;s=5ada8c42fd08e4a381cc693c3ac3ee4d 2x\" sizes=\"350px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/lino_on_press5.jpg?auto=format\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=55\u0026amp;w=400\u0026amp;s=ee6808e55c62de50b8c0e9a99423b58b 400w,\n      https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/lino_on_press5.jpg?auto=format\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=55\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;s=170e591099d4682990990f996855dcd5 600w,\n      https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/lino_on_press5.jpg?auto=format\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=55\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;s=6f3787654f71a352297e75023782d5f1 1000w,\n      https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/lino_on_press5.jpg?auto=format\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=55\u0026amp;w=2000\u0026amp;s=5ada8c42fd08e4a381cc693c3ac3ee4d 2x\" src=\"https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/lino_on_press5.jpg?auto=format\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=55\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;s=170e591099d4682990990f996855dcd5\" data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\"lazyautosizes ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" alt=\"Lino on press5\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rich-text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDonwood’s starting point for the \u003cem\u003eIs a River Alive? \u003c\/em\u003ecovers was his entrancing, hand-carved linocut titled “Meander.” Manipulation of the colors and textures of the resulting prints led to a series of works, two of which were chosen for the U.S.A. and U.K. editions of the book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe highly textured and colorful covers are printed and embossed on Sappi McCoy 100#C Silk stock. 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