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Emily St. John Mandel blurbed this book, so like, I had to read it. I don't make the rules. Happy pub day to Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy! Woof. Where to begin. This book is stunning. I read it cover to cover in a day. It's The Perfect Storm meets After the Flood. I don't want to say too much about the plot because I think it's better that way, but the story focuses on a none too distant future where humans have laid waste to the planet, leading to a major ecological disaster. In it, a young woman is determined to follow the final migration of a dying species of birds, against all reason and logic. This book is beautiful in the way it navigates both emotional and ethical distress. It explores the paradox of needing human connection and desiring freedom. It grapples with what it's like to feel too much, to CARE when the world around you has resigned itself to apathy. I'm sure that doesn't hit home for any of us. Nope. I'm sure it shocks no one that I'm not outdoorsy but the descriptions of nature and birds in this book make me want to be. The reverence for it is palpable. There's romance, there's adventure, the pacing is *chef's kiss*...in case it wasn't clear, Migrations is out today and you should read it. Thanks to @flatiron_books for sending a copy my way, along with this super cute coloring page! TW: death by suicide, stillbirth, and car accident via Instagram https://instagr.am/p/CDd-KVdgd0Q/