OBI KAUFMANN discusses and signs The State of Fire: Why California Burns

Name: OBI KAUFMANN discusses and signs The State of Fire: Why California Burns
Start: 2024-11-12T19:00:00-08:00
Location: Page Against The Machine

Schedule

Tue Nov 12 2024 at 07:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

Page Against The Machine | Long Beach, CA

Join us on 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟮𝘁𝗵 at 𝟳:𝟬𝟬𝗽𝗺 for an in-store event with poet, painter, and naturalist 𝗢𝗯𝗶 𝗞𝗮𝘂𝗳𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗻 presenting and signing his latest book, 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙚: 𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙖 𝘽𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙨, recently published by Heyday Books.
There may be no greater representation of California’s ecological crisis than its fires. In recent years, they have become larger and deadlier than ever before, forcing us to reckon with how we have failed the land and the incredible cost of that negligence. In 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘦, Kaufmann looks at some of the most devastating fires of modern history and also the many ways that our ecosystem benefits from fire, delving into the history, science, and future of fire ecology. Lushly illustrated with the author's signature art, this beautiful and ultimately hopeful volume points to the many ways that we may coexist with fire and responsibly steward California into a more balanced future.
𝗢𝗯𝗶 𝗞𝗮𝘂𝗳𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗻 is the author of the best-selling and award-winning 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘍𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘈𝘵𝘭𝘢𝘴 series. Over the past ten years, he has authored six books that each describe an aspect of California’s more-than-human, biodiverse landscape. Books in the series include 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘍𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘈𝘵𝘭𝘢𝘴 (2017), 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘢 (2020), and 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘢 (2022), all published by Heyday Books. His unique books are full of beautiful, data-driven art, maps, and wildlife renderings juxtaposed by science-based and keenly insightful prose that present a dynamically holistic vision of California.
The event is free and open to the public, no tickets or reservations required!