Jonathan Miles
Novelist and author of Eradication, interviewed about his new book which follows a grieving man's mission to remove invasive goats from a remote island.
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Feb 19, 2026 • 8min
In 'Eradication,' a grieving man sets off to a remote island to save the world
Jonathan Miles, novelist and author of Eradication, tells a darkly comic story about a grieving man who travels to a remote island to confront invasive goats. The conversation covers the island’s ecological collapse, the grim mechanics of the eradication mission, and the protagonist’s moral turmoil as he humanizes the animals while trying to save the landscape.
