Join Birds of Santa Cruz author Sophie Wood Brinker at Buteo Books, the premier bookstore for birders in Northern California. Sophie will be joined in conversation by fellow Heyday author Keith Hansen (Birds of Point Reyes).

Sophie Wood Brinker (she/her) is a science illustrator who works with paint and pencil to communicate the brilliance and intricacy of the ecosystems that surround us. Her art scales from drawing the texture of butterfly wings to painting fifteen-foot protest banners. Sophie also works in a small town library, helping spread library joy and community resources. As a Quaker, Sophie grew up sitting in intergenerational circles hearing messages spoken out of silence. She has a BA in peace and global studies from Earlham College and is a graduate of the Science Illustration Program at California State University, Monterey Bay. Sophie grew up in Santa Cruz, California, on unceded territory of the Awaswas-speaking Uypi Tribe, and lives in Bolinas, California, on unceded Coast Miwok territory. www.sophiewoodbrinker.com

Keith Hansen illustrated and authored Birds of Point Reyes and Hansen’s Field Guide to the Birds of the Sierra Nevada. He is a professional bird illustrator whose images have been featured in Discovering Sierra Birds; Birds of Yosemite and the East Slope; and Natural History of the Point Reyes Peninsula, among other books.