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<p>Writer Amy Tan is perhaps best known for her many novels including <em>The Joy Luck Club</em> and <em>The Bonesetter's Daughter</em>, exploring themes of identity, family, and the immigrant experience. Her newest book, however, explores something rather different. <a href="https://amytan.net" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><em>The Backyard Bird Chronicles</em></a> is a collection of nature writing and sketching focuses on the many avian visitors to Amy's California backyard over a period of several years. The book was published in 2024, bit more recently Amy is the subject of an upcoming <em>Birding</em> magazine interview and <em>The Backyard Bird Chronicles</em> was recently reviewed in the magazine as well. She joins us to talk backyard birding and finding community among the birds and her nature sketching peers. </p> <p>Also, does a recent Salon commentary suggests a return to the <a href="https://www.salon.com/2025/07/29/birding-is-punk/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">"birde...