In this collection of short essays, Alice Hotopp tells the story of Atlantic Puffins and other seabirds who breed on desolate rocks along the Maine coast, and the heroic efforts of generations of biologists whose dedication has kept their nesting colonies safe and flourishing ever since the young biologist Steve Kress brought the first puffins back to Eastern Egg Rock in 1969. Interwoven with this story are personal stories of individuals who spend years of their lives on desolate rocks in the middle of the sea in order to maintain and protect breeding colonies of seabirds. Filled with insight, information and inspiration, Atlas of Kinship is a celebration of human effort and resolve, and an affirmation of hope in the face of ecological fear.

Hotopp transports the reader to islands where dedicated biologists live with the rhythm of tide and season as faithful seabird stewards. The book is graced by Coco Faber’s stunningly authentic portraits of seabirds and island life.

– Steve Kress, Founder of Project Puffin

Reading Atlas of Kinship is nearly as good as stepping right onto a rocky Maine island. Witness the remarkable interconnection of humans, seabirds, and island life in this celebration of hope.

~Elisabeth Tova Bailey, author of The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating

A beautiful and important book.  – Elizabeth Grey, author of Migrations

Soft cover, 77 pages with maps, charts and color illustrations.

ISBN: 979-8-9917891-7-2