Night Magic by Leigh Ann Henion
Get ready to embrace natural darkness and discover dazzling nighttime wonders in your own backyard!
Algonquin Books, 2024.
The Sustainability Book Club met on August 7 to discuss Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark by Leigh Ann Henion. The group greatly enjoyed this book and had a wonderful time talking about the fireflies, moths, owls and other night creatures that we usually don’t think about during our daytime activities. Members also discussed how they are trying to be more comfortable in the dark and cut down on light pollution, which disrupts so many plants and animals—and us.
From the publisher:
”In this glorious celebration of the night, New York Times bestselling nature writer Leigh Ann Henion invites us to leave our well-lit homes, step outside, and embrace the dark as a profoundly beautiful part of the world we inhabit. Because no matter where we live, we are surrounded by animals that rise with the moon, and blooms that reveal themselves as light fades. Henion explores her home region of Appalachia, where she attends a synchronous firefly event in Tennessee, a bat outing in Alabama, and a moth festival in Ohio. In North Carolina, she finds forests alight with bioluminescent mushrooms, neighborhood trees full of screech owls, and valleys teeming with migratory salamanders. Along the way, Henion encounters naturalists, biologists, primitive-skills experts, and others who’ve dedicated their lives to cultivating relationships with darkness.”
Pick up a copy of Night Magic to learn more.
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