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The Evolution of Fire: Essays on Crisis and Becoming

by Angela Pelster

National Book · 2026 · Longlist
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Milkweed EditionsNonfictionBiography & Memoir184 pagesISBN 9781639551231

Award History

AwardYearStatus
National Book Award for Nonfiction2026Longlist

About This Book

An essay collection on adapting through personal and planetary crisis. Pelster writes about surviving a tumultuous divorce, experiencing homelessness as a single mother, and navigating political and economic instability while remaining open to beauty and possibility. Longlisted for the 2026 National Book Award for Nonfiction.

About the Author

Angela PelsterCanadian

Angela Pelster is a Canadian essayist. A native of Canada, she now teaches creative writing at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota. Read more →

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