An Unofficial 'The MeatEater Podcast' Reading List
Jim Harrison
15 books referenced
Books by Jim Harrison
Referenced in 1 episode
December 08, 2025
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Described as Harrison's 'final book of essays' containing hunting and fishing writing combined with food writing and literature essays. Steve specifically mentions it as a collection of Harrison's Sports Illustrated writing from the seventies.
Referenced in 2 episodes
December 08, 2025
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Described as 'a false memoir' about a guy wandering around Michigan's Upper Peninsula trying to catch a glimpse of a wolf. Steve mentions it as one of his favorites and discusses its abrupt, sad ending.
September 01, 2016
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Immediately following the Desert Solitaire reference, the speaker mentions 'Jim Harrison would have written wolf Right if he hadn't spent a bunch of time in the here on National Force.' This appears to reference a book by Jim Harrison (possibly titled 'Wolf'), used as another example of how outdoor experience influences conservation writing.
Referenced in 1 episode
December 08, 2025
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Mentioned as one of Harrison's Michigan-focused works that Steve and his friends were 'way into' when young.
Referenced in 1 episode
December 08, 2025
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Referenced as the greatest point of contact for people unfamiliar with Jim Harrison, and later mentioned as where many readers begin with Harrison and what made him wealthy.
Referenced in 1 episode
December 08, 2025
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Mentioned as one of Harrison's 'more complex works' and later praised as an example of Harrison writing sensitively in a woman's voice.
Referenced in 1 episode
December 08, 2025
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Briefly mentioned as one of Harrison's more complex later works.
Referenced in 1 episode
December 08, 2025
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Described as a children's book by Harrison that serves as an origin story about his experience with eye injury and retreating into nature.
Referenced in 1 episode
December 08, 2025
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Todd mentions doing a deep dive into Harrison's work including going back to Wolf, Warlock, and Farmer.
Referenced in 1 episode
December 08, 2025
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Mentioned alongside Warlock as one of Harrison's early novels that Todd read when getting into Harrison's work.
Referenced in 1 episode
December 08, 2025
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Mentioned as Harrison's memoir, titled in reference to his feeling of always being 'off to the side' due to his eye disfigurement.
Referenced in 1 episode
December 08, 2025
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A collection of poetry where Harrison wrote letters to dead Russian poet Sergey Yesenin. Todd explains this book helped pull Harrison out of a deep depression in his thirties.
Referenced in 1 episode
December 08, 2025
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A collection of poems published right before Harrison died. The softcover edition includes the last poem Harrison was writing when he died.
Referenced in 1 episode
December 08, 2025
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An unfinished novella Harrison began before his death, described as being about his wife Linda.
Referenced in 1 episode
December 08, 2025
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Mentioned alongside Dolva as an example of Harrison writing novels in women's voices in a sympathetic way.
Referenced in 1 episode
February 24, 2017
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Described as a collection of Jim Harrison's essays on hunting, fishing, literature, and food, covering writings up to a certain point in his career. Mentioned in the context of discussing the First Light brand name and how every good hunting story starts with 'first light' or 'just before dawn.'