Turning to Birds is a perceptive, engaging, and well written collection of essays on presence and finding meaning in nature by Lili Taylor. Released 29th April 2025 by Penguin Random House on their Crown imprint, it's 208 pages and is available in hardcover, audio, and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout.
The 12 essays are ranged roughly thematically on a number of topics across both species (human and avian), behavior, personality, and understanding. The essays are personal and written in everyday, accessible language; like visiting with a particularly perceptive friend who has a lot of good points to make about a wide variety of subjects.
The chapters are enhanced with lovely detailed pen and ink sketches by Anna Koska. They're restful and beautiful.
Four stars. It's a charmingly unexpected book. It would be a good choice for public library acquisition, home library, or gifting. Well written.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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