Her connection to nature is captured in he r latest\, The Backyard Bird Chronicles\, a collection of sketches an d essays which debuted at #1 on both The New York Times and the I ndie bestseller list.
\nBorn in the U.S. to immigrant parents from C hina\, Tan&rsquo\;s first bestselling novel\, The Joy Luck Club\, offered a look at the immigration experience from the perspective of mothers and daughte rs. Other New York Times best-sellers followed\, including The Kitchen God&r squo\;s Wife\, The Hundred Secret Senses\, The Bonesetter&rsquo\ ;s Daughter\, Saving Fish from Drowning\, and The Valley of Amazement. Tan is also the author of two children&rsquo\;s books\, a memoir\, and other works. In keeping with her love of science and childhood love o f doodling\, she recently took up nature journal sketching. When she found herself overwhelmed by our increasingly divisive culture\, she turned to nature and the world of bird life outside her own window.
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