Helen MacDonald on VESPER FLIGHTS
We've run out of superlatives to describe Helen Macdonald\u2019s memoir, H is For Hawk. She\u2019s followed her acclaimed bestseller \u2014 which showed many readers a new way of looking at the natural world \u2014 with a delightfully smart collection of essays in Vesper Flights, now out in paperback. Helen joins us on the show to talk about how birds\u2019 nests changed her understanding of home, writing in hotel rooms, and what the natural world can teach us about building community and more. Featured books: Vesper Flights and H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald, My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George, Missionaries by Phil Klay, and Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Produced/Hosted by Miwa Messer and engineered by Harry Liang.
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