#97: Rebecca Giggs, author

<p>Simon and Rachel talk with the nature writer <a href="https://www.rebeccagiggs.com/" target="_blank">Rebecca Giggs</a>. Rebecca, who is from Perth, Australia, writes about how people feel towards animals in a time of technological and ecological change. Her work has appeared in <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/rebecca-giggs/" target="_blank">the <em>Atlantic</em></a>, the <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/rebecca-giggs/" target="_blank"><em>New York Times Magazine</em>,</a> <a href="https://granta.com/contributor/rebecca-giggs/" target="_blank"><em>Granta</em></a>, and in anthologies including <em>Best Australian Essays</em> and <em>Best Australian Science Writing</em>. We spoke with Rebecca about <a href="https://scribepublications.com.au/books-authors/books/fathoms" target="_blank">“Fathoms: the World in the Whale”</a>, her debut non-fiction book, her exhaustive research process and about the Australian literary scene.</p> <p>You can find us online at alwaystakenotes.com, on Twitter @takenotesalways, and on Facebook at facebook.com/alwaystakenotes. Our crowdfunding page is patreon.com/alwaystakenotes. Always Take Notes is presented by Simon Akam and Rachel Lloyd, and produced by Artemis Irvine. Our music is by Jessica Dannheisser and our logo was designed by James Edgar.</p>