"We could all hope to be as empathetic as Cormier amid the chaos. A love letter to the pastoral for the everyday reader." -- Kirkus Reviews "Fearless and often funny, beekeeper/poet Susan Cormier leads us to astonishment and awe in the humble but liminal spaces where wild and tame meet at her homestead. I loved every gorgeously-written and surprising page." --Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of an Octopus "Electric, alive, and tender, Cormier's world is one of deep entanglement and ethical implication. How do we live with the natural world in a time when the borders between domestication and wildness are blurred--and how do we grapple with its changes? This book, playful and direct at once, offers a path." --Jessica J. Lee, author of Dispersals and Two Trees Make a Forest " Dead Bees Still Sting is a gift.

With humor and insight, Susan Cormier gets us to reconsider honeybees and the dedicated souls who are beekeepers. Indelible animals, wild and domestic, scurry through these pages. The next time I observe a covey of quail, I will fondly recall Cormier's 'dorky pet quail.'" --Priyanka Kumar, author of Conversations with Birds and The Light Between Apple Trees "Susan Cormier's Dead Bees Still Sting is a strikingly original meditation on the sweetness and pain of being alive. A masterclass on the art of the personal essay." --Candace Savage, author of A Geography of Blood "There's a new, bracing voice in the tired world of nature writing. Cormier is brave, smart, and doesn't mess around--a savvy, business-like poet who cuts to the chase. She's desperately needed.

" --Charles Foster, author of Being a Beast "Gentle meditations on what we nurture and care for, on what we bury and what we unearth, on the twisting flow of life and a human relationship with the most enigmatic of creatures. A braided love letter to a pastoral life of joy and heartbreak that added a moment of quiet at the end of each busy day. A book that city dwellers would do well to read." --Marc Hamer, author of How to Catch a Mole "Susan shares with the reader rich details of life surrounded by nature in Canada within chapters that feel more like vignettes.Beautiful and down to earth, this journey into a world without screens and the internet is a balm for these times. I loved it." --Shannon Alden, Literati Bookstore.