Reports from the Forest is a novel for readers of 9 to 90 about the secret plant, animal and insect life of a forest near Brussels. The story offers a new perspective on the more-than-human world around us and a glimpse of a positive future for our planet.
ORDER your copy of Reports from the Forest:
- as a physical book – 25€:
- In Brussels you can buy an artistic, numbered, and signed copy at Passaporta Bookshop, Ici sont Les Lions or via bruna@nadine.be (while supplies last)
- You can order a regular book via anais@anaisberck.be or in physical and online bookshops:
- in Europe & UK: via Waterstones, Foyles, Blackwell’s, Adlibris, … See the full list
- in US & Canada: via Barnes & Noble, Walmart, Amazon… See the full list
- as epub – 12€: via Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Amazon/Kindle,… See the full list
IN SHORT: An old Mother Oak who believes that humans are important for the future of the planet, works her magic to bring six city kids to the forest. There, the young people learn how important forests are to the future of humans, and how to interact respectfully with all more-than-human beings. The Warriors of Mighty Beech intend to thwart her plan. Mighty Beech lives along a hiking trail and is wasting away due to the compacting of his roots. He and his allies believe that humans should disappear from this planet as quickly as possible.
Anaïs Berck is represented in the creation of this novel by a hornbeam from the Sonian Forest in Brussels (story), the humans An Mertens (text), Tina Horne (translation & fine-tuning), Peter Jacquemyn (drawings); and the algorithms from LibreOffice, Nubo cloud and the databases Wikipedia and Ecopedia.
This edition is part of the reflection project Author rights for Trees and has received the much appreciated support of the Flemish Government Arts, nadine, Passaporta Bookshop. Illustration above by Peter Jacquemyn.
FIRST REACTIONS from readers
‘Reports from the Forest is a real hit: fascinating, informative and innovative.’ MM
‘I’ll never be able to look at a daddy longlegs in the “old” way again.’ PV
‘I read it in one go!’ KU
‘Since reading Reports from the Forest, I walk through the woods very differently, much more mindfully.’ JV
‘I was pruning my hedge and disturbed an ant’s nest. I found myself apologising to the ants.’ AV
‘It’s wonderful to get to know all these creatures and their habits.’ NV
IMAGES of THE BOOK LAUNCH in Passaporta Bookshop Brussels
