NPR

Amy Tan's bird obsession led to a new book — and keeping mealworms in her fridge

If you know author Amy Tan for The Joy Luck Club — a novel about Chinese immigrant families in San Francisco — her new book, The Backyard Bird Chronicles, might seem like a deviation. That's because ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

‘A sense of calm’: Amy Tan’s writing and illustrations soar in new book about birds

In an interview, Tan describes what she hopes people will learn from her book. The celebrated author of “The Joy Luck Club” and more than a dozen other works will discuss “The Backyard Bird Chronicles ...
PBS

Amy Tan turns her literary gaze on the world of birds in 'The Backyard Bird Chronicles'

She’s a novelist turned naturalist. New York Times best-selling author Amy Tan has turned her intense gaze to the world of birds and shared her private drawings and musings in a new book. Jeffrey ...
The Boston Globe

‘The Backyard Bird Chronicles’ is a lively, unexpectedly moving account of the novelist’s feathered friends

“These pages are a record of my obsession with birds,” writes Amy Tan in the preface to “The Backyard Bird Chronicles,” and “obsession” is no overstatement. Her new book, culled from “nine personal ...
The New York Times

Amy Tan Takes a Novel Approach to Bird-Watching: ‘Be the Bird’

In her most recent book, “The Backyard Bird Chronicles,” the best-selling author revels in a newfound preoccupation with birds — and drawing. By Margaret Roach To them, she isn’t a best-selling ...
NPR

Looking for new ways to appreciate nature? 2 new birding books may help

Just as spring begins to show its annual gifts of rejuvenation — and as we celebrate Earth Day — two new books offer reflections on ways that watching birds can renew our joy in nature, and maybe even ...