“Nature and science writing are well-established genres; [...]. The distinction has always seemed to me to be artificial. The best nature writing is informed by reliable, scientific knowledge of the world. The best science writing is infused by a love that can only be inspired by a sense of the organic. We don’t have a name for the kind of writing that brings these things seamlessly together, but Isotope offers a place, almost uniquely, for science and nature writers to explore their common interests, and perhaps to create—and name!—a literary genre that will serve to bring scientific knowledge into our affective lives and put a human face on science.”
— Chet Raymo, former Boston Globe columnist
“What a great idea for a literary journal! [...] Bottom line: These people know what they’re doing, and it’s a task worth doing. [...] ‘Embrace the tradition of nature-writing - and move beyond it (even challenge it)’? I’m in. My subscription check is in the mail.”
— Literary Magazine Review
“Isotope,[...] is not content with the usual dichotomy between wonder and funeral song that characterizes our discourse with the environment, but strikes out fearlessly across new and ancient terrain with a backpack full of ceaseless questions and a full canteen of inspiration[...]. Isotope demonstrates that seeing clearly is our best defense against extinction in all its forms.”
— Ann Stapleton, literary magazine reviewer for newpages.com
“Essays like these and the poems alongside them are knowledgeable and engaging, ready to satisfy scientists and lovers of literature alike.”
— Rachel Jenkins, Utne.com
Excerpts from Isotope can be heard regularly on Martha Stewart Living Radio. Tune into Sirius Satellite Channel 112 to listen to poems from our authors on "The Naturalist's Datebook," hosted by Marion Roach.
