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    In 'Fen, Bog & Swamp,' Annie Proulx pens a history of wetland destruction

    Writer Annie Proulx may be best known for her works of fiction. But her latest book is a thoroughly researched and reported look at the role that wetlands play in our ecosystem.
    by Julie Depenbrock Oct 11, 2022 3 minutes
    Annie Proulx's new book about wetlands started out as an essay.
    Updated October 11, 2022 at 7:57 AM ET

    The Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Proulx may be best known for her works of fiction, titles like The Shipping News and Brokeback Mountain.

    But the 87-year-old author's newest book, Fen, Bog & Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis, is a love letter to ecosystems that are rapidly disappearing — America's wetlands.

    "Before the last wetlands disappear I wanted to know about this world we are losing," Proulx writes.

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