Hello, librarians!
We are reaching out to let you know about a very special upcoming episode of Door to Door that you won't want to miss!
On Tuesday, July 21st at 2:00pm ET, join us for an entirely fresh look at the cities in which we live! Go on an intellectual adventure with Thomas Hynes, author of Wild City and Spike Carlsen, author of A Walk Around the Block.
About Wild City by Thomas Hynes: An illustrated guide to 40 of the most well-known, surprising, notorious, mythical, and sublime non-human citizens of New York City—a love letter to its surprising ecological diversity.
Wild City is chock full of delightful surprises, so be sure to join us to learn more. Below are seven fun facts to get you started!
1. There are more peregrine falcons per square mile in NYC than anywhere else in the world. The ledges and pigeons make it an ideal habitat.
2.The first panda bear to ever set foot (or paw) anywhere in the United States first lived for two months in a Midtown apartment before relocating to a zoo.
3. There are two beavers on the New York City flag.
4. In the late 1800s, there were more horses living in New York City than there were humans living in Pittsburgh.
5. Rooftop honey bees in Brooklyn unintentionally uncovered the largest known marijuana growing facility in New York City's history.
6. New York City, as recently as 1600, was home to half the world's oysters.
7. There is a coyote living in Central Park.
About A Walk Around the Block by Spike Carlsen:
The bestselling author of A Splintered History of Wood uses a walk around his hometown to explore how every part of our urban landscape—from manhole covers and recycling bins to pedestrian crossings and bike lanes—impact and shape our lives in this fascinating work of popular science.
Find out more about A Walk Around the Block
Watch this great video introduction to A Walk Around the Block
by author Spike Carlsen!
Check out these ten unique experiences Spike Carlsen encountered while researching for A Walk Around the Block!
1. A conversation with Bea Johnson (who explains how her family of four generates a mere quart jar of trash during an entire year).
2. Touring the Trash Museum of New York City (home of 45,000+ items one sanitation worker collected over a 34-year career).
3. Walking through the sewers of Paris (an activity that’s been popular with Parisians for 170 years).
4. Interviewing squirrel linguist Robert Lishak (a professor at Auburn University who’s studied squirrel behavior and language for 40 years) (now I know what Kuk-kuk means).
5. Spending a week with a pigeon racer, his racing club and his 240 "race horses of the sky" as they find their way home from 100 miles away.
6. Working side-by-side in a Paris alley with graffiti artist, Irvin (making a name for myself without being arrested).
7. Judging a roadkill contest in Marlington, West Virginia (the wild boar-pepper dish won over the Bumper Bear tacos and rabbit stew).
8. Nordic Walking with the Nordic Walking Queen (and adding years to my life).
9. Strolling through Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia (a cemetery that’s part public park, part burial ground, part art museum, and part wedding venue).
10. Walking the neighborhood route with my mail delivery person (and finding out why the letter to my next-door neighbors needs to travel 60 miles).
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