August 20, 2024
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Overview: The Secrets and techniques of Creatures That Thrive within the Darkish
In Evening Magic, darkness is revered, and its secrets and techniques are revealed
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Evening Magic: Adventures amongst Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Different Marvels of the Darkish
by Leigh Ann Henion.
Algonquin, 2024 ($30)
I just lately returned from a tenting journey with legs coated in bug bites and a newfound consciousness of my reliance on synthetic gentle and the glow of digital gadgets. It appears creator Leigh Ann Henion had an analogous epiphany and sought an antidote by venturing into the Appalachian Mountains after hours. Evening Magic chronicles her journey to “re-center darkness” by way of experiencing the residing issues that thrive in it: noticed salamanders that carry out mating dances earlier than an viewers of fairy shrimp and tricolor bats that see by way of sound. Henion’s vivid type of nature writing and complementary self-reflection are reminders that witnessing the extraordinary may be as straightforward as shifting your bedtime again an hour and going outdoors.
