Terry Tempest Williams on The Glorians and the Enduring Power of Refuge

A conversation about refuge, dreams, desert skies, and finding grace in uncertain times.

In this episode of Women, Books & More, we talk with acclaimed author and environmentalist Terry Tempest Williams, the New York Times bestselling writer of more than seventeen books, including the modern classic Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place.

Our conversation begins with Refuge and its unforgettable final chapter: “The Clan of the One-Breasted Women,” before turning to Williams’s newest book, The Glorians. The book explores what Williams calls “visitations from the holy ordinary”—moments of grace found in dreams, the natural world, and everyday life.

Williams—who serves as writer-in-residence at Harvard Divinity School—reflects on the desert landscapes of her native Utah, the power of paying attention, and how slowing down can help us see beauty and meaning in chaotic and rapidly changing times.

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