If you’re like me, the continuing shelter-in-place order and endless pandemic headlines have me wanting to crawl into my closet and stay there for a couple of months. Before mounting a retreat, ...

Ten years ago, I wrote a column about birding and fishing, noting the many things they have in common. It’s true! Both pursuits are addictive, both contain an element of mystery and surprise and, of ...

Amy Tan, the author of “The Joy Luck Club,” “The Bonesetter’s Daughter” and other popular novels, often writes her fiction from a table overlooking the patio of her Sausalito, Calif., home. The ...

In May, bird-watching unexpectedly made headlines after a white woman called police on Christian Cooper, a Black birder in New York City’s Central Park; in response, enthusiasts launched the first ...