WE WILL BE JAGUARS
THE BOOK
Books travel without their authors. They cross oceans and borders. They wait on bookstore and library shelves. They pass from hand to hand. They step into readers’ imaginations and hearts. They extend their reach through reviews, interviews, retellings and overheard conversations. Most of these journeys—some of which will be forgotten, some of which will change people’s lives—will never be revealed to a book’s author. And this, we believe, is part of the power and beauty of books.
This website is meant to be a kind of rest stop for those who choose to travel with our book. Here you will find more information about us, the book, our friends and compañeros and about the work we do to respect and protect the Amazon rainforest, indigenous autonomy and territorial defense.
We invite you to stop by now and again, share the book and the site with your friends, family and colleagues, and join us in our work.
Agenda
Dear friends and family in the Bay Area!
Nemonte and I are thrilled to announce that our book, We Will Be Jaguars: A Memoir of My People, will be published on September 17th in the United States!
And we’re especially excited to let you know that we’ll be in the Bay Area for the launch, and we’d love to see you at one of our upcoming events! You can join us in a reading and conversation at the following events: Copperfield's Books in Petaluma (Tuesday, September 17th), at the Booksmith in San Francisco (Thursday, September 19th), or at Book Passage in Corte Madera (Friday, September 20th).
Here’s a link to pre-order the book—please feel free to share it with your friends and networks!
Can’t wait to connect with you soon!
Much Love
Mitch and Nemonte
P.S. The book was published in June in the UK under the title We Will Not Be Saved, and we're delighted with the reviews coming in so far. Here is a beautiful one in the Guardian, as well as an author interview here.
Events
Bay Area
Tuesday, September 17th
7 pm
Copperfield's Books in Petaluma
Thursday, September 19th
7 pm
Booksmith in San Francisco
Friday, September 20th
6 pm
Book Passage in Corte Madera
New York
Thursday, September 26
7 pm
Barnes & Noble Upper West Side
In conversation with Cameron Russell
Los Angeles
Thursday, October 10
7 pm
Skylight Books
Miami
Saturday, November 23
7 pm
Miami Book Fair (To be confirmed)
FEATURES
MEET THE PEOPLE And the place
LISTEN TO THE BOOK
A gift for you: Audio samples of the book read by the authors in Waorani and English.
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Nemonte Nenquimo
ENGLISH
Mitch Anderson
What people are saying
"Nemonte’s cause is all our cause."
"Truly soul-stirring, Nemonte’s book is a radical manifesto for our times."
"If you want to understand the climate crisis and do something about it, read this book."
"An act of story-telling generosity unlike any other."
"One of the most effective leaders for indigenous rights and environmental justice."
"Many are the memoirs that profess to tell untold stories, but here that claim is watertight."
"...a rarely seen, first-hand insight into a childhood spent in the Amazon rainforest and the extraordinary story of her fight to save it from the oil companies."
"This incredible memoir is one of the most spiritual and mind-broadening I have ever read."
""a profoundly generous offering. She shares precious joy and love, loss and struggle, and gives us much more than a book, but a living thing."
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