‘Birdgirl’ with Mya-Rose Craig
Wed 06 Jul 2022
7:00pm at Walcot House, 90B Walcot Street, Bath, BA1 5BG
Doors at 6.30pm for a 7pm start. Tickets include author interview, and 15% discount on any books bought on the night.
Other ways to book:
Email books@mrbsemporium.com, call 01225 331155 or pop into the shop at 14-15 John Street, Bath. BA1 2JL.
Join us for a wonderful evening as we chat to Dr. Mya-Rose Craig, ornithologist, environmental activist and writer, about her exceptional new memoir Birdgirl. At just 17 years of age, Mya-Rose became the youngest Briton to receive an honorary Doctorate for her pioneering work on Black2Nature, an organisation started by Mya-Rose to engage minority ethnic teenagers with nature. We can’t wait to travel the globe through the words of her stunning memoir, and find out more about where her enduring love of birds first began.
Birder, environmentalist, diversity activist. To date she has seen over five thousand different types of bird: half the world’s species.
Every single bird a treasure. Each sighting a small step in her family journey – a collective moment of joy and stillness amidst her mother’s deepening mental health crisis. And each helping her to find her voice.
Since she was young, she has visited every continent to pursue her passion, seeing first-hand the inequality and reckless destruction we are inflicting on our fragile planet. And the simple, mindful act of looking for birds has made her ever-more determined to campaign for all our survival. This is her story; a journey defined by her love for these extraordinary creatures.
Because large or small, brown, patterned or jewelled, there is something about birds that makes us, even for just moments at a time, lift our eyes away from our lives and up to the skies.
One of the most anticipated memoirs of 2022, Birdgirl is the perfect read for fans of H is for Hawk, Diary of a Young Naturalist, and any young or aspiring environmentalists.
Lyrical, poignant and insightful. — Margaret Atwood
Mya-Rose Craig has done more than anyone to promote birding and environmental issues to young people from all backgrounds – especially women of colour – and deserves our admiration and praise. — Stephen Moss, author of THE ROBIN
Mya-Rose’s passion and dedication for the causes she believes in are testament to what we humans can achieve when we are at our best. — Liz Bonnin