"Valerie Trouet’s Tree Story: The History of the World Written in Rings is everything I had hoped it would be: intelligent, accessible, witty, and captivating"-Washington Independent Review of Books
"An accomplished and globally recognized dendroclimatologist, Trouet is knowledgeable across diverse fields of science and is a talented writer and engaging storyteller." - Science Magazine
"Tree Story gives readers a lively, sometimes visceral feel for Trouet’s work. " - Science News
""Trouet draws readers into a narrative that clearly displays her joy for her work and offers some fun with word play" - Library Journal
"A persuasive, entertaining explanation of how the codes contained in tree rings reveal the effects of climate change." - Shelf Awareness
"Tree Story is a work of science, of graphs and statistics, and words like paleotempestology, dendroprovenancing, otolith and sclerochronology to add to the lexicon." - The Spectator
"Trouet is at her best when she weaves history and climate science"-Geographical
"Part memoir, part field diary, part lucid and engaging science communication, Tree Story moves from the finest micron-level of individual tree rings to the deep geological time of the planet and the world-wrapping forces of its climate. " - Lady Science
"Dr. Trouet’s book explains her own path to and through her field, how the science she practices functions, and offers captivating examples of just what sort of things tree ring research has discovered" - The Well-read Naturalist
Chronicles of the Rings: What trees tell us - New York Times
The Wisdom of Trees - interview with KERA Think
What Tree Rings Can Tell Us About The History Of The World - interview with KJZZ
Books in Common Northwest - in conversation with Daniel Mathews
Hay un mensaje de advertencia sobre nuestro futuro dentro de los árboles - interview with Voz Populi (in Spanish)