The SciFri Book Club reads ‘The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year’

Many of us have gotten sucked into the tiny dramas unfolding in our backyards, or on the bird feeder or the fire escape. But not everyone can turn those observations into a best-selling book. Author Margaret Renkle joins Host Flora Lichtman to talk about the SciFri Book Club pick for November and December, “The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year.” In it, she tells the stories of her own yard over the course of a year to help her make sense of the changes in our world and in her own life. Read an excerpt from “The Comfort of Crows.” Learn more about the SciFri Book Club. Guest: Margaret Renkl is a writer and author of the book “Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year.” Transcripts for each episode are available within 1-3 days at sciencefriday.com . Subscribe to this podcast. Follow us on socials @ scifri on YouTube , Instagram , Facebook , TikTok , and Bluesky and sign up for our newsletters . Got a science question that’s keeping you up at night? Call us: 877-472-4374 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.