For many years, the Tasmanian wilderness has been the site of a fierce struggle. At stake is the future of old-growth forests. Loggers and police face off with protesters deep in the forest, while savage political games are played in the courts and parliaments.

In Into the Woods, Anna Krien, armed with a notebook, a sleeping bag and a rusty sedan, ventures behind the battlelines to see what it is like to risk everything for a cause. She speaks to ferals and premiers, sawmillers and whistle-blowers. She investigates personalities and convictions, methods and motives. This is a book about a company that wanted its way and the resistance that eventually forced it to change.

Into the Woods is intimate, intrepid reporting by a fearless new voice.

Awards

Winner of the Literary or Media Work Advancing Public Debate Award, 2011 Queensland Premier's Literary Awards

Winner of the People's Choice Award, 2011 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards

Shortlisted in the 2011 NSW Premier's Literary Awards

Shortlisted in the 2011 WA Premier's Literary Awards

Shortlisted in the 2011 Australian Book Industry Awards

Reviews & Interviews:

Read an interview with Anna Krien

Praise:

“Anna Krien's intimate, urgent book pulsates with life and truth.” — Chloe Hooper

"Anna Krien is Australia's young, female Hunter S. Thompson" — Amanda Lohrey