Free Book Talk w/ Nature Explorer Bridget Lyons (SF)

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Meet the author, find out about a terrific new book, ask questions and hear directly from the author, and get personalized signed books!

Bookshop West Portal fully endorses the love and respect with which Bridget A. Lyons interacts with the great outdoors and species of all kinds. We can’t wait to hear a special presentation from the author with images of her adventures as we celebrate her new book Entwined: Dispatches from the Intersection of Species. As a multidisciplinary adventurer, Bridget A. Lyons has dedicated her life to nature and her essays, memoirs, travelogue, and the questions she poses are all as delightful as they are poignant.

You don’t need to have read the book beforehand to enjoy the event, but we do recommend reserving your copy ahead of time: **Click here to order your copy of Entwined: Dispatches from the Intersection of Species**

Anyone who has ever walked outside, inhaled deeply, and felt relief, should read this book. If you’ve ever stood among the trees and felt a sense of awe or seen a wild creature and had your curiosity piqued, this is for you!

What can octopuses’ nine brains teach us about climate resilience?
How can great horned owls’ keen hearing illuminate relationship dynamics?
Does playing with kelp cultivate respect for the value of living things?
What can our 8.7 million “more-than-human” neighbors teach us about life?

These vivid, original, inventive essays took me by surprise at every turn and led me to think about even ordinary creatures in new ways. Bridget Lyons is a wonderful writer, a maverick, and a free thinker, and I enjoyed her company on every page of this fascinating book.”

– Sy Montgomery, author of Secrets of the Octopus

Entwined: Dispatches from the Intersection of Species explores these questions through a collection of fourteen original essays by Bridget A. Lyons, a traveler, explorer, and former wilderness guide who has encountered countless animals and plants in their native environments.

Set in locations ranging from Alaska and California to Mexico and Honduras, Lyons’s stories are braided with careful observation, scientific research, and wonder to foster connection between us and our nonhuman neighbors.

Includes 9 original linoleum block prints by the author!

Bridget A. Lyons is a semi-nomadic writer, editor, explorer, and artist. A graduate of Harvard University, Bridget holds an MFA from Northern Arizona University and has had previous lives as a wilderness guide, yoga instructor, middle school teacher, energy bar maker, and graphic designer. These days, she helps other writers prepare their literary babies to be birthed into the world and spends a lot of time communing with creatures while surfing, trail running, and mountain biking. Bridget’s award-winning essays have appeared in Crazyhorse, The Common, Flyway, Chautauqua, Catamaran, Cold Mountain Review, Tahoma Literary Review, and other journals. www.bridgetalyons.com

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