The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year

By Margaret Renkl

Categories: Animals, Religion & Spirituality

The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year is a 2023 book by Margaret Renkl, a New York Times opinion writer and author of Late Migrations. It was Reese's Book Club's 100th pick and is illustrated by her brother, Billy Renkl. Arranged in 52 weekly essays across a year, it follows the birds, plants and small creatures of her Nashville backyard through the seasons. Renkl reflects on grief, aging and family, and on finding hope and solace in the natural world while it is under threat.

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