Keri Smith is a bestselling author, illustrator, and thinker. Her books include Wreck This Journal, The Wander Society, This is Not a Book, How to Be an Explorer of the World, Mess, Finish This Book, The Pocket Scavenger, Wreck This Journal Everywhere, Everything Is Connected, and The Imaginary World of... as well as Wreck This App, This is Not an App, and the Pocket Scavenger app. She enjoys spending time with her husband, experimental musician Jefferson Pitcher, and two children.
Praise for The Wander Society
“Thanks to Smith's compilation of notes, observations, and musings,
readers will have no difficulty incorporating these ideas into a
daily routine [and] will have a fun time away from the hubbub of
modern life. . . . The amusing and informative philosophy of a
hidden culture that proposes that wandering is the key to a soulful
life.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Curious and bewitching, this book serves as an antidote to modern
consumer culture.” —BookPage
“If you are looking for a respite from a hectic, busy life and wish
you had more time to think and explore the world around you, The
Wander Society might just be able to help. . . . The philosophy is
sound and inspiring, and the writing draws you in. You will
find several helpful hints that will help you slow down the world
around you just a little.” —Real Style Magazine
“The Wander Society truly is for everyone, and I have the feeling
everyone can do with it what they want and as they please. . .
. Any book that encourages a reader not only to interact
with the physical item ‘book’ but also with their surroundings in a
playful and creative way while walking is a good book; of which too
few are being published at the moment. It is good to know
that the Wander Society is out there.” —Elsewhere Journal
“While Smith gathers what she has discovered of the invisible
Wander Society, the unanswerable questions of who and
why begin to lose their importance. Planted, instead, is
the seed of an inspiring and creative way of life: one tied not to
technology and societal norms, but rather married to the more
romantic notions of morality, curiosity, and discovery.” —Literary
Inklings
“As someone who has been becoming more and more disenchanted with
technology and how social media seems to rule everything around us,
this book couldn't have come at a more perfect time. . . . The
Wander Society really, really struck a chord with me and was
exactly the encouragement I needed to get out and do more of what I
really love.” —The Dainty Squid
“Amazingly creative. . . . If you’re a traveler like I am,
this is a great gift to yourself (or another fellow traveler). Let
it inspire you to let go of agendas on your next trip and just see
where a path (beaten or unbeaten) will take you.” —Nancy D. Brown,
What a Trip
“The Wander Society is inspiring and an act needed in our
society today. It talks of slowing down, taking time,
imagining, and living simply.” —Luxury Reading
“Part philosophical memoir, part investigative journalism, The
Wander Society is a book unlike any I’ve ever read. It packs a
hearty punch and truly left me inspired to go out and do some
wandering of my own!” —The Pretty Good Gatsby
“The book is designed with an eye to portability. You can take it
on your wanderings. . . . If you are inclined to or curious
about wandering, I recommend The Wander Society.” —The Local
Ecologist
“Different people will respond to different elements of The
Wander Society. There are lists, there are diagrams, there are
poems, there are assignments. They all encourage you towards a
common goal: to let go, start wandering in your daily life, and see
what happens.” —Reading Rambo
“There is something mysterious and deeply powerful about the ideas
in this book: it deals with the exploration of not just the
environment and your community, but inner exploration: an
exploration of your own imagination and unconscious. . . . a
fascinating and exciting book.” —Cats and Chocolate
“The Wander Society has both reaffirmed and changed the way I
look at life. . . . Solvitur ambulando!” —Pretty
Thoughtful
“Full of great ideas and motivations to get outside and clear your
head and discover.” —Folded Pages Distillery
Praise for Keri Smith
“Keri Smith may well be the self-help guru this DIY generation
deserves.” —The Believer
“A conceptual artist and author luring kids into questioning the
world and appreciating every smell, texture and mystery in it.”
—TIME Magazine
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