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Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and other Marvels of the Darkby Leigh Ann Henion
We'll meet live for a discussion of the newly released book, Night Magic, a glorious celebration of the dark! New York Times bestselling nature writer Leigh Ann Henion will join us via Zoom. Night Magic makes the case for embracing night as a profoundly beautiful part of the world we inhabit—and she invites us to leave our well-lit homes and step outside. It turns out we don’t have to go far to find marvels: We are surrounded by animals that rise with the moon, gigantic moths, and nocturnal blooms that reveal themselves, incrementally, as light fades.
In her quest to know night with greater intimacy, Henion travels through forests alight with bioluminescent mushrooms and mountain valleys teeming with migratory salamanders. She ventures into the dark alongside naturalists, biologists, primitive-skills experts, and others who’ve dedicated their lives to cultivating relationships with darkness and the creatures who depend on it.
In this age of increasing artificial light, Night Magic is an invitation to focus on the biodiversity that surrounds us. We do not need to stargaze into the distant cosmos or to dive into the depths of oceans to find awe in the dark—when we reclaim night, dazzling wonders can be found in our own backyards.
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The Monmouth County Library provides meeting space as a community service. The Library neither sponsors nor endorses this event, the speaker(s) or the organization.
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Monmouth County Library Shrewsbury Nj, 1001 Broad St,Shrewsbury, New Jersey, United States
