James Conaway is the author of numerous books, including the bestselling Napa: The Story of an American Eden. He is at work on a memoir about his many years as a freelance journalist, Searching for Mata Ji.
James Conaway
Dancing With Deneuve
A young writer observed a failure in the making while watching François Truffaut in action
by James Conaway | Friday, August 11, 2023
Preserving the Wild
What’s next for America’s largest national forest?
by James Conaway | Thursday, January 02, 2020
No Home on the Range
A roadmap to understanding the American West
by James Conaway | Tuesday, October 29, 2019
It’s Not Easy Being Green
In an era of global warming, not all tree-related questions are equal.
by James Conaway | Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Trouble on the Chesapeake
A new proposal to clean up the bay raises old questions for environmental reformers
by James Conaway | Thursday, August 22, 2019
Waiting for Fire
As smoke thickens and ash falls, an esteemed Napa vintner prepares to save his home and livelihood
by James Conaway | Monday, June 06, 2016
Cotton
All he wanted was to work his land in peace, never knowing that what mattered most to him was about to be taken away