About

Jane Billinghurst

Jane Billinghurst holds an M.A. in German and Philosophy from Oxford University and is the author of numerous nonfiction books, including Temptress: From the Original Bad Girls to Women on Top. She is also an editor and has been the director of Simon Fraser University's Summer Book Editing Workshop. She lives in Anacortes, Washington, where she can often be found tending her foxgloves and forget-me-nots or relaxing in a garden chair.

Books by Jane Billinghurst

My Life with Sea Turtles

A Marine Biologist’s Quest to Protect One of the Most Ancient Animals on Earth

by (author) Christine Figgener
translated by Jane Billinghurst

Wisdom From The Hidden Life of Trees

by (author) Peter Wohlleben
edited and translated by Jane Billinghurst

Be a Nature Explorer!

Outdoor Activities and Adventures

by (author) Peter Wohlleben
translated by Jane Billinghurst
illustrated by Belle Wuthrich

Our Little Farm

Adventures in Sustainable Living

by (author) Peter Wohlleben & Miriam Wohlleben
translated by Jane Billinghurst

The Power of Trees

How Ancient Forests Can Save Us if We Let Them

by (author) Peter Wohlleben
edited and translated by Jane Billinghurst

What's Wild Outside Your Door?

Discovering Nature in the City

by (author) Peter Wohlleben
edited and translated by Jane Billinghurst

Of Cockroaches and Crickets

Learning to Love Creatures That Skitter and Jump

by (author) Frank Nischk
translated by Jane Billinghurst
foreword by Carl Safina

The Secret Network of Nature

Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things— Stories from Science and Observation

by (author) Peter Wohlleben
translated by Jane Billinghurst

Forest Walking

Discovering the Trees and Woodlands of North America

by (author) Peter Wohlleben & Jane Billinghurst

The Heartbeat of Trees

Embracing Our Ancient Bond with Forests and Nature

by (author) Peter Wohlleben
translated by Jane Billinghurst

Ancient Bones

Unearthing the Astonishing New Story of How We Became Human

by (author) Madelaine Böhme, Rüdiger Braun & Florian Breier
translated by Jane Billinghurst
foreword by David R. Begun

Winterlust

Finding Beauty in the Fiercest Season

by (author) Bernd Brunner
foreword by Mark Kurlansky
translated by Jane Billinghurst

The Secret Wisdom of Nature

Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things -— Stories from Science and Observation

by (author) Peter Wohlleben
translated by Jane Billinghurst

Papa Goose

One Year, Seven Goslings, and the Flight of My Life

by (author) Michael Quetting
foreword by Stacey O'Brien
translated by Jane Billinghurst

The Inner Life of Animals

Love, Grief, and Compassion—Surprising Observations of a Hidden World

by (author) Peter Wohlleben
foreword by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
translated by Jane Billinghurst

Birdmania

A Remarkable Passion for Birds

by (author) Bernd Brunner
foreword by Pete Dunne
translated by Jane Billinghurst

The Hidden Life of Trees

What They Feel, How They Communicate—Discoveries from A Secret World

by (author) Peter Wohlleben
foreword by Tim Flannery
translated by Jane Billinghurst
contributions by Suzanne Simard

Temptress

by (author) Jane Billinghurst