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Join us in welcoming Amy Tan to celebrate her new work, The Backyard Bird Journal: Pages for Writing, Sketching, and Living Deeply in Nature! Amy will be joined in conversation with award-winning naturalist, artist, scientist, and educator, John Muir Laws.

Based on Tan's #1 New York Times bestseller The Backyard Bird Chronicles, this beautifully bound nature journal is ready to capture the happenings outside your window.

What are the stories in your backyard? Whether you're a birder, hiker, or simply enjoy being outdoors, this thoughtfully designed journal helps you channel intentional curiosity with room to write and sketch what you observe outdoors. Within The Backyard Bird Journal, you'll find a new introduction from Amy Tan, her "no rules" guide to nature journaling with examples from her own work, and daily journaling pages peppered with quotes and sketch art from The Backyard Bird Chronicles.

Amy Tan is the author of The Backyard Bird Chronicles and several novels, including The Joy Luck Club and The Bonesetter's Daughter. She is a co-producer and co-screenwriter of the film version of The Joy Luck Club and is on the board of American Bird Conservancy. She lives in Sausalito, California.

John Muir Laws (“Jack”) is president, co-founder, and Creative Director of Wild Wonder Foundation and a principal leader and innovator of the worldwide nature journaling movement. An award-winning naturalist, artist, scientist, and educator Jack has dedicated four decades of his life to connecting people to nature through art and science. He is the author and illustrator of The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling, The Laws Sketchbook for Nature Journaling, The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds, The Laws Field Guide to Sierra Birds, Sierra Wildflowers: A Hiker’s Guide, and The Laws Guide to the Sierra Nevada.