about lyanda
Lyanda Lynn Haupt is an author, speaker, and naturalist based in Seattle. Her new book Crow Planet: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness was published by Little, Brown in July 2009. She blogs at The Tangled Nest.
Lyanda’s first book, Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds (Sasquatch, 2001), explores the relationship between humans, birds, and ecological understanding, and is a winner of the 2002 Washington State Book Award. Her second book, Pilgrim on the Great Bird Continent: The Importance of Everything and Other Lessons from Darwin’s Lost Notebooks, was published by Little, Brown to nationwide acclaim, and continues to resonate with audiences interested in natural history, Darwin, birds, and their intersection.
Lyanda has created and directed educational programs for Seattle Audubon, worked in raptor rehabilitation in Vermont, and as a seabird researcher for the Fish and Wildlife Service in the remote tropical Pacific. Her writing has appeared in a variety of publications, including Utne, LA Times, Image, Open Spaces, Wild Earth, and Conservation Biology Journal. She lives in Seattle with her husband and daughter, and their mixed backyard chicken flock.
Lyanda is available for keynotes and speaking engagements on the themes she addresses in her writing, as well as book readings and signings, and classes about writing creative non-fiction. Upcoming events (and selected past events) are listed on the events page.
Contact her through her agent or by e-mailing her at inquiries at lyandalynnhaupt.com.
Lyanda invites you to become her fan on Facebook, and to read her blog, The Tangled Nest.