Charles Hood in conversation with Jonathan Franzen: A Salad Only the Devil Would Eat Book Launch
November 1, 2021 | 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
“Among nature writers now working, Charles Hood may be my favorite. He never stops telling stories, and his perspective is fundamentally comic, even when he’s recounting a tragedy.”
—Jonathan Franzen
Join naturalist and poet Charles Hood in conversation with Jonathan Franzen on Monday, November 1st as they discuss birding, the craft of writing, and Charles’ new collection of essays A Salad Only the Devil Would Eat: The Joys of Ugly Nature.
This event will be held at the Colligan Theater in Santa Cruz, California. Doors open at 5:30, the talk will take place from 6:00-7:00, followed by a reception on the Colligan plaza.
Reserve your seats for one or two guests. Each reservation comes with one copy of Charles Hood’s new book, and includes author book signing.
This event is hosted by Catamaran Literary Journal. For more details and to reserve your spot, register through their website today.
Reserve Your SpotAbout the Speaker
Charles Hood
Charles Hood has studied birds and natural history from the Amazon to Tibet, and he has seen more than five thousand species of birds in the wild. A widely published poet, he has received numerous fellowships and writing awards and is the author of the Heyday collection A Salad Only the Devil Would Eat. His other Heyday titles include field guides to mammals and birds, and for the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County he was the lead author and photographer for the book Wild LA.
