ASONISHED BY BEAUTY author Thomas Lowe Fleischner in Conversation with Priyanka Kumar

Please join us and naturalist, conservation biologist and author Thomas Lowe Fleischner at 4:30pm on Sunday, September 27th, to discuss his book astonished by beauty with guest Priyanka Kumar

An invitation to slow down and experience the world through the mindful practice of natural history.

What happens when we truly pay attention to the natural world?

 astonished by beauty offers a thoughtful and practical guide to reconnecting with nature through the practice of natural history. Through a series of brief, intimate stories from the Alaskan Arctic to the Amazon, Fleischner reveals how both easy and meaningful it is to deepen our connection with the land and its creatures. Readers are invited to learn how to look closely, see clearly, and feel deeply the living world around them, while recognizing the vital link between our well-being and the health of the Earth. Offering simple, grounded steps to nurture this bond, the book is part reflection, part guide, calling for a life lived with care, presence, and respect for the wild beauty that surrounds us.

astonished by beauty will be on sale at the event, or call Garcia Street Books at (505) 986-0151 to order your copy ahead of time

Thomas Lowe Fleischner, a naturalist and conservation biologist, is a leading voice advocating for the importance and rejuvenation of natural history. He is the author of numerous articles and professional papers and author or editor of four books, including The Way of Natural History, and Nature, Love, Medicine: Essays On Wildness and Wellness. He was the founding director of the Natural History Institute and is Faculty Emeritus at Prescott College. He has led and coordinated efforts to recognize the high biodiversity values of the Mogollon Highlands Ecoregion of the American Southwest. He lives in Prescott, Arizona.

Priyanka Kumar is the award-winning author of Conversations with Birds and The Light Between Apple Trees Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Review of Books, Orion, and Sierra. An internationally acclaimed naturalist and filmmaker, she has taught at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the University of Southern California and serves on the Advisory Council of the Leopold Writing Program. Her new book, The Grassland Queen, is due out in November.