Amy Tan
Amy Tan is best known for her novels of Asian American life, such as The Joy Luck Club, the Kitchen God\u2019s Wife, and The Bonesetter\u2019s Daughter.\xa0 Now she\u2019s written and illustrated a book inspired by her love of birding.\xa0 The Backyard Bird Chronicles tracks the thoughts and lessons gathered through birding, mixing memoir with Tan\u2019s own sketches of birds. Tan\u2019s calm focus on watching and drawing the wild birds who visit her home makes for a brilliantly composed breath of fresh air. On May 18, 2024, Amy Tan came to the Sydney Goldstein Theater in San Francisco to talk about her book with the teacher who guided her, artist and naturalist John Muir Laws.\xa0