Author of The Joy Luck Club, The Backyard Bird Chronicles, and more. AMYTAN.nethttps://bsky.app/profile/amytan.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/amytan.bsky.social/post/3lcqzvek3oc26It’s always a special day when I see Junior the Great Horned Owl in our tree all day long.08 Dec 2024 01:14 +0000at://did:plc:mfyo7jtx5ugc44seottkmg4c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcqzvek3oc26https://bsky.app/profile/amytan.bsky.social/post/3lcmkux3vv22kThis is a surprise. Thank you, Readers and Booksellers. Thank you, #Barnes&Noble for choosing #TheBackyardBirdChronicles as #GiftBookoftheYear.06 Dec 2024 06:34 +0000at://did:plc:mfyo7jtx5ugc44seottkmg4c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcmkux3vv22khttps://bsky.app/profile/amytan.bsky.social/post/3lc7vtccbas2wWhat I’m excited to report: Wildcare of San Rafael released into our yard young doves that had been rescued as babies. So happy our yard was chosen because we had adult doves and a reliable food source.01 Dec 2024 05:46 +0000at://did:plc:mfyo7jtx5ugc44seottkmg4c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc7vtccbas2whttps://bsky.app/profile/amytan.bsky.social/post/3lbzlv4ebqk22What I’m grateful for: family, longtime friends with similar values, Lou’s and my good health, living in a home with endlessly fascinating birds in the backyard, and being licked on my nose each morning by my sweet little dog. Happy Thanksgiving all!28 Nov 2024 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:mfyo7jtx5ugc44seottkmg4c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbzlv4ebqk22https://bsky.app/profile/amytan.bsky.social/post/3lbxggpbhck2aWhat I notice when drawing birds: the miraculous way their feathers are made up, feathers used to fly thousands of miles twice a year.27 Nov 2024 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:mfyo7jtx5ugc44seottkmg4c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbxggpbhck2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/amytan.bsky.social/post/3lbpae5sp6k2xWhat I’m doing 32 years after the beginning of the all-author band, the Rock Bottom Remainders: reuniting with Stephen King, getting our photo taken by Mary Karr, before we head to rehearsal at Dave Barry’s house.24 Nov 2024 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:mfyo7jtx5ugc44seottkmg4c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbpae5sp6k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/amytan.bsky.social/post/3lbjbplkj222cWhere I am: Miami! Birding at 6:30. A talk on The Backyard Bird Chronicles Friday 11/22. 6 pm. Then playing with the Rock Bottom Remainders 11/23. @8. Mary Karr, Stephen King, and Scott Turow are in the house—or rather the hotel!22 Nov 2024 05:47 +0000at://did:plc:mfyo7jtx5ugc44seottkmg4c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbjbplkj222chttps://bsky.app/profile/amytan.bsky.social/post/3lbeh6aek7225What I’m excited about: Next week, a passel of juvenile Mourning Doves are being released by Wildcare in my backyard, where they will join adult Mourning Doves that will teach them the basics of survival, that is, how to eat food they’ve knocked from the feeder. Below: baby doves from last year.20 Nov 2024 07:41 +0000at://did:plc:mfyo7jtx5ugc44seottkmg4c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbeh6aek7225https://bsky.app/profile/amytan.bsky.social/post/3lbegftqb2k25The loves of my life.20 Nov 2024 07:28 +0000at://did:plc:mfyo7jtx5ugc44seottkmg4c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbegftqb2k25https://bsky.app/profile/amytan.bsky.social/post/3lbegcmvehk25Here are photos of me to prove it’s me on Bluesky.20 Nov 2024 07:26 +0000at://did:plc:mfyo7jtx5ugc44seottkmg4c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbegcmvehk25https://bsky.app/profile/amytan.bsky.social/post/3lbedzsjkmc25What I am remembering: I am the new kid in 3rd grade and not sure what I am supposed to do and if the teacher will like me and if other kids will play with me…. Thanks for following me. It means a lot.20 Nov 2024 06:45 +0000at://did:plc:mfyo7jtx5ugc44seottkmg4c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbedzsjkmc25