Macdonald, Dee, and Lockhart at the LRB Bookshop

October 7, 2014 By John E. Riutta in Marginalia Tags: bird, birdwatching, book, bookshop, dee, discussion, lockhart, lrb, macdonald

Back in August of 2014, Helen Macdonald, author of H is for Hawk and Falcon, Tim Dee, author of The Running Sky: A Bird-Watching Life and Four Fields, and James Macdonald Lockhart, associate editor of Archipelago magazine and author of Raptor: A Journey Through Birds all gathered at the world famous London Review Bookshop for a brilliant public discussion of birds, bird watching, falconry, and all the many fascinating tangents that can extend from these two subjects. Fortunately, this gathering was recorded by the bookshop’s staff and is now available for all to hear and enjoy via podcast.

John E. Riutta

Founder and publisher of The Well-read Naturalist. Inveterate autodidact. Has repeatedly been found out standing in many fields. Plays well with otters.

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