“A completely charming and informative book on the pleasures of keeping one’s eyes open.” —David Sedaris

Lyanda has built an incredible career as a modern urban naturalist, writing 6 fascinating books in this category. I’ve known her for years, and was happy to finally convince her to spend 3 sessions talking about the book that was a turning point early in her career: Crow Planet. Here, we talk about the origin of the book and how she crafts a book in this unique style.

All the music on the show is by Colin Lake.

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