Tim Cahill
in conversation with Michael Shapiro
Recorded July 11th, 2020
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Tim Cahill is the author of nine books–one of which, Jaguars Ripped My Flesh, National Geographic named as one of the 100 best adventure/travel books ever written.
Tim is a pioneer of literary adventure writing. One of the founders of Outside, he is the author of its long-running “Out There” column, and an editor-at-large. His work also appears in National Geographic Adventure, the New York Times Book Review, and other national publications.
Tim’s travel books include, A Wolverine Is Eating My Leg, and Pass the Butterworms, Road Fever and Hold the Enlightenment. He also wrote the introduction for The Best Travel Writing, Volume 9: True Stories from Around the World. He is also the co-author of four IMAX documentary screenplays, two of which were nominated for Academy Awards.
He lives in Montana, in the shadow of the Crazy Mountains.
Michael Shapiro writes about travel, food, entertainment, art, and environmental issues for magazines and newspapers. A former staff reporter and editor at newspapers in the San Francisco Bay Area, he’s the author of The Creative Spark, a collection of interviews with many of the world’s most creative people, as well as A Sense of Place featuring conversations with leading travel writers.
Michael’s stories appear in National Geographic Traveler, The Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle and many other publications.
“The way I try to get my message across is not with argument or logic. For instance, when I write a story, I try to talk about the thrills the adventure and the pure goddamn enjoyment of being outdoors.
What I would prefer rather than contentiously arguing an issue, is to help people care about the wilderness and make them say, ‘I want to go there, I want to see it, I want to feel that myself.’
So my approach is more to enlist people in this kind of quiet conspiracy of caring than anything else.”
– Tim Cahill
Tim Cahill is the author of nine books–one of which, Jaguars Ripped My Flesh, National Geographic named as one of the 100 best adventure/travel books ever written.
Tim is a pioneer of literary adventure writing. One of the founders of Outside, he is the author of its long-running “Out There” column, and an editor-at-large. His work also appears in National Geographic Adventure, the New York Times Book Review, and other national publications.
Tim’s travel books include, A Wolverine Is Eating My Leg, and Pass the Butterworms, Road Fever and Hold the Enlightenment. He also wrote the introduction for The Best Travel Writing, Volume 9: True Stories from Around the World. He is also the co-author of four IMAX documentary screenplays, two of which were nominated for Academy Awards.
He lives in Montana, in the shadow of the Crazy Mountains.
Michael Shapiro writes about travel, food, entertainment, art, and environmental issues for magazines and newspapers. A former staff reporter and editor at newspapers in the San Francisco Bay Area, he’s the author of The Creative Spark, a collection of interviews with many of the world’s most creative people, as well as A Sense of Place featuring conversations with leading travel writers.
Michael’s stories appear in National Geographic Traveler, The Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle and many other publications.
Visit the Book Passage website to have any of Tim’s books delivered right to your door.
You’re sure to enjoy these Book Passage favorites:
Jaguars Ripped My Flesh
Lost in My Own Backyard
Hold the Enlightenment
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