Author Amy Tan finds drama in her backyard

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Author Amy Tan finds drama in her backyard

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Published on Oct 9, 2024, 1:11:23 PM
Total time: 00:50:44

Episode Description

Amy Tan might be best known for her fiction, including "The Joy Luck Club" and "The Kitchen God’s Wife," but her latest book takes its drama from her backyard bird feeder. In 2019, Tan began drawing birds she saw in nature, particularly the ones who visited her tree-filled backyard in Northern California. The result is a book of reflections, observations, detailed drawings and cartoon sketches called "The Backyard Bird Chronicles." Tan talks to us in front of an audience of students at Franklin High School.

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