65. Raising Hare

Has a book ever been so profoundly special that you forget to release a bated breath? In February 2021, Chloe Dalton rescued a newborn hare that had been chased by a dog. Though she intended to care for it and return it to the wilderness, it continued to return to Dalton’s house day after day, becoming her constant and unlikely companion throughout the pandemic lockdown. Raising Hare is a poignant account of their remarkable friendship, which is a portrait of all humankind’s relationship with nature—and a testament to the transformative power of approaching the natural world with love. Dalton speaks about her New York Times bestselling debut, and about trust, freedom, and beauty, with Aislinn Hunter at this unmissable event.

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Chloe Dalton

CHLOE DALTON is a writer, political adviser and foreign policy specialist. She spent over a decade working in the UK Parliament and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and has advised, and written for and with, numerous prominent figures. She divides her time between London and her home in the English countryside. Raising Hare is her first book.

Aislinn Hunter

AISLINN HUNTER is an award-winning novelist and poet living on the unceded and ancestral lands of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. Her most recent books are The Certainties (a novel, Knopf) and Linger, Still (poetry, 8Gaspereau Press). She was the guest editor of Best Canadian Poetry 2025 (Biblioasis).