Priyanka Kumar is an acclaimed naturalist and author of "Conversations with Birds," a landmark book that could help people rewild their hearts and souls, according to Psychology Today. Kumar’s newest work "The Light Between Apple Trees: Rediscovering the Wild through a Beloved American Fruit" has been called environmental writing at its best. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Review of Books. She has been featured on CBS, Oprah Daily, Yale Climate Connections, and NPR's Living on Earth.
Awards: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Science Writing Award, John Burroughs Medal finalist, New Mexico/New Visions Governor's Award, Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Fellow, International Center for Jefferson Studies Fellow, CLMP Firecracker Award Finalist, Aldo & Estella Leopold Fellow
Communities: Asian American
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