~ Hardcover
~ New Release - 2023
Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World
Central Park birder Christian Cooper takes readers beyond the viral video that shocked a nation and into a world of avian adventures, global excursions, and the unexpected lessons you can learn from a life spent looking up . . .
Equal parts memoir, travelogue, and primer on the art of birding, this is Cooper’s story of learning to claim and defend space for himself and others like him, from his days at Marvel Comics introducing the first gay storylines to vivid and life-changing birding expeditions through Africa, Australia, the Americas, and the Himalayas. Better Living Through Birding recounts Cooper’s journey through the wonderful world of birds and what they can teach us about life, if only we would look and listen.
“Christian Cooper’s book is every bit as wondrous and captivating as the birds he so adores. A joyous tour across subcultures and continents, and a masterful account of a life full of song, full of heart, and fully lived.” -- Ed Yong, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of An Immense World