Midler has crafted a loving ode to the people of New York . A celebration of beauty in a city, in its people, and in an extraordinary avian visitor. Kirkus Reviews, starred review This story is rooted in reality yet slyly surreal . There is a crackling creative synergy among the book s collaborators, each of whom contributes bountifully to the storytelling. Publishers Weekly, starred review
Bette Midler is an American actress, singer, and comedienne. She remembers the time before cell phones. Visit her on Twitter and Instagram.
Michiko Kakutani is a Pulitzer Prize winning literary critic and the former chief book critic of The New York Times. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Death of Truth. Joana Avillez is an illustrator from New York City, where she still lives and works. Her clients include Apartamento, Gucci, Hermès, the Museum of Modern Art, The New Yorker, New York Magazine,The New York Times, The Paris Review, Penguin Random House, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Vogue,Zeit Magazine, and more.