Reviews of books about birds and birdwatching, interviews with authors, and book excerpts.
American Birds: A Literary Companion features the works of 75 authors, including (clockwise, from upper left): Walt Whitman, Sidney Wade, Ursula K. Le Guin, Aldo Leopold, Noah Strycker, and Rachel Carson.
The Danish photographer shares several images of murmurations of starlings from his latest fine-art book. Read More “Søren Solkær photographs starlings for new book, Black Sun”
View paintings of Cerulean Warbler, Atlantic Puffin, Bobolink, and more. Read More “10 illustrations from new book inspired by Wingspan board game”
Titles include a new Peterson Reference Guide about bird behavior, a look at the world’s hummingbirds, and a tour of cities creating safe urban habitats for our feathered friends. Read More “8 top books about bird behavior, habitat, hummingbirds, and more”
Titles include personal tales from birders; conservations stories about Wood Duck, Atlantic Puffin, and more; and an identification guide. Read More “10 books about birders, conservation, Wood Ducks, and more”
We interview Jim Wright, the author of a new biography of the real-life James Bond, an ornithologist and expert on birds of the Caribbean. Read More “Book tells the story of ornithologist James Bond”
The artist and author describe how his new book came to be, what he learned while writing it, and more. Read More “5 questions for David Sibley about his latest book”
If you have ever wondered what birds are doing and why, this is the book for you. Read More “New Sibley book explores birds’ experiences”
The books include introductions to birds, stories about birding, and more. Read More “New bird books for children”
In an excerpt from the book Flight Calls, author John Nelson reflects on the practice of naming streets or entire developments after birds. Read More “A rant: Streets with avian names that are barren of birds”
