Better Living Through Birding

Loved it. So much more than I thought it would be. While the author is happy to describe birds and the adventures and process of birding, this memoir delves into not just experiences of racism, one of which brought him to public attention, but also growing up a sci-fi nerd, coming out as gay, fleeting and romantic entanglements, queer and Black activism, working at Marvel comics, world travels, spirituality,  relationships with and deaths of parents. A resiliently joyful read. 

Highly recommend the audio book as it includes bird song/sounds! Perfect for walks in the park. 

⚠️suicidal ideation,  homophobia, racism, the author never quite couches it in these terms, but it appeared to me that there was a history of verbal/psychological child abuse in earlier years as a result of his father's rages, even if the relationship was healed/improved later