October 2025 Book Update, Arb talk Nov 15, Cape Cod
Publication date: April 28, 2026 The bird book is working its way through the production process! The page proofs arrived, with the text and figures laid out as they will appear in the book, and I'm going through them with a fine-tooth comb. I've sent the marketing questionnaire back to the Press, met with the publicity and marketing team and have started lining up post-publication book talks. I'm excited! Also, I'm giving a free talk Built to Withstand: How Plants Resist Wind and Weight at the Arnold Arboretum Saturday November 15 at noon in the Hunnewell Visitor Center. You can register here . Wednesday October 1 So sorry to hear that Jane Goodall died today. But what a life! I heard her speak (and do the chimp pant-hoot ) at MIT in 1995. Some time ago, my friend Jaime sent me a box of postcards of women scientists; here's hers. Sunday October 5 Spent the weekend in Wellfleet on Cape Cod, walking at LeCount Hollow beach on the Atlant...