TAMUP: What or who inspired you to write your book?
KS: My greatest inspiration for Continental Divide was the wildlife of
the US-Mexico borderlands. Having studied and photographed hundreds of these
wild creatures over the past five years, and knowing the impact border policy
and the border wall were having on their future survival, I couldn't not write
this book. Species like the American bison, black-tailed prairie dog, kit fox,
jaguar and many others continue to be my main motivation for working to raise
awareness about the plight of borderlands ecosystems. I dedicated the book to
the transboundary bison herd in New Mexico/Chihuahua, but also to the thousands
of migrants who have been lost during their borderlands travels, and to US Rep.
Raul Grijalva, who has been the one consistent voice in the US Congress
fighting to return the force of environmental and other laws to the borderlands
region.
TAMUP: What are you looking forward to most about being one of the 200+
authors featured at the Texas Book Festival?
KS: I'm looking forward to everything at the Texas Book Festival! It is a great honor being invited to participate. But specifically, I'm looking forward to sharing Continental Divide with book lovers; to learning about all of the other works written by the amazing list of authors invited to the festival; and to visiting with the folks at Texas A&M Press who will be there that weekend.
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