High Tide in TucsonEssays From Now or Never

The bestselling author of Pigs in Heaven and Animal Dreams now turns her talents to the world of nonfiction in an exciting, illustrated collection of 25 essays. Beautifully packaged, and featuring original illustrations by well-known artist Paul Micocha, these wise lessons on the urgent business of being alive run the gamut of topics, from motherhood to the history of provate property to the suspended citizenship of human beings in the Animal Kingdom. NPR sponsorship.