Through Tan’s ecstatic eyes, what could be a dry treatise on ornithological happenings becomes something far more fun and much more profound. For the bird-watcher, the would-be bird-watcher, or for the bird-watching skeptic, this offers great delight and unexpected intrigue. “This is one of the most infectious and convincing books about nature I’ve read. Every page of these chronicles radiates warm curiosity, wonder, and delight.” “What an enchanting and illuminating book! How lucky for us that Amy Tan has turned her genius, her deep empathy and insight, her keen eye for what is telling, to birds. Ann Patchett, author of These Precious Days The result is both unexpected and spectacular.” “Much of great writing comes from great interest, and in The Backyard Bird Chronicles, Amy Tan shows us how the world fascinates her, especially the birds. The book, which will be released in April 2024, has already received high praise: By 2022, she had more than nine journals of sketches and notes, which her editor at Knopf suggested she publish. Over time she identified 64 species of birds that have visited her backyard in Marin County. During the pandemic shutdown, she drew birds only in her backyard, documenting behaviors she found puzzling. She also began taking drawing classes with John Muir Laws (The Laws Guide to Nature Journaling and Drawing, and The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds). Her forthcoming book The Backyard Bird Chronicles began as a journal in 2016, when she turned to nature for calm. She serves on the board of American Bird Conservancy. She was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters and recently received the National Humanities Medal. She is featured in the American Masters documentary Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir. Tan is an instructor with MasterClass on writing, memory and imagination. She is also the co-screenwriter of the film adaptation of The Joy Luck, the librettist of the opera The Bonesetter’s Daughter, and the creative consultant to the PBS animated series Sagwa the Chinese Chinese Cat.
Her two children’s books are The Chinese Siamese Cat and The Moon Lady.
She is the author of two memoirs, The Opposite of Fate and Where the Past Begins. Amy Tan (Chinese: 譚恩美 pinyin: Tán Ēnměi born February 19, 1952) is an American writer whose novels include The Joy Luck Club, The Kitchen God’s Wife, The Hundred Secret Senses, The Bonesetter’s Daughter, Saving Fish From Drowing, and The Valley of Amazement.
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