This was taken in 2016 in the Arctic Ocean. I was inspired by eight million voices from around the world calling for Arctic protection. Today is Earth Day and there's still an urgent need of help to support the work in the environmental movement. #EarthDay

Today: a conversation about LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS, a memoir by UC Irvine astronomer and astrobiologist Aomawa Shields. Hosted by the Commonwealth Club of California, we'll be chatting live at 3:00 p.m. PT. commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-07…

It was a pleasure to review DAUGHTER OF THE DRAGON, Yunte Huang's incisive biography of Anna May Wong, the first Chinese American film star, for this weekend's WSJ Books Section. InkWell Management Liveright Books wsj.com/articles/daugh…

I hadn't seen the paper version yet...thanks, Yunte Huang!

“This magnificent specimen, believed to have been the largest tree in the Hawaiian Islands, has touched the hearts of many in Hawaii and elsewhere,” writes Julia Flynn Siler. nyti.ms/3qsKp2c

The New York Times asked me to write a guest essay about the tragedy on Maui. My heart goes out to the people of #Lahaina and pray that their magnificent #banyan tree survives. Vanessa Mobley New York Times Opinion #MauiFire #MauiStrong nytimes.com/2023/08/14/opi…

Thank you Juana Summers for a heartfelt interview on All Things Considered about the history and landmarks that have been lost to the Maui wildfires #MauiFires Lauren Hodges Grove Atlantic #lahainafire #banyantree Listen here: npr.org/2023/08/15/119…

Grateful to Alta Journal and Blaise Zerega for publishing this story so beautifully. InkWell Management #Arctic #arcticcircle #residencies #climatechange #californiahistory

NBCC member Julia Flynn Siler reviewed Yunte Huang's "Daughter of the Dragon" for WSJ Books Section: wsj.com/articles/daugh…

Join us today 22:30 PT!

Excited about this upcoming convo w/the homies Russell Jeung Stop AAPI Hate & Peter Richardson on our book on California & Kevin Starr's interpretive legacy w/Julia Flynn Siler Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California Monday Dec 11, 5pm Routledge Books SF Public Library CAHistoricalSociety University of San Francisco commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-12…

Today at noon: join us for a conversation about 1906 San Francisco earthquake ⁦CAHistoricalSociety⁩ ⁦San Francisco Historial Society⁩ ⁦Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California⁩ ⁦The Bancroft Library⁩ #sanfranciscohistory commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-10…

California history: tomorrow live and online Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California A discussion of Kevin Starr’s California with Jason Sexton, Russell Jeung and Peter Richardson. commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-12…

Tonight! Delighted to be in conversation with one of my favorite writers, Lauren Markham, at the Mill Valley Public Library this evening at 6:30 p.m. about her new book, A MAP OF FUTURE RUINS. Join us! millvalleylibrary.libcal.com/event/11580149

Loved being in conversation today with Anita Gail Jones about her debut novel, THE PEACH SEED, at the Sonoma Valley Authors Festival and its Student Day at Sonoma High School. The kids were transfixed by her storytelling! #SVAF #SVAF2024

#SVAF24 Day 2 Early Bird Breakout session with Anita Gail Jones Julia Flynn Siler

A rallying cry from Jeffrey Rosen, author of THE PURSUIT IF HAPPINESS on the "transformative power of deep reading." #svaf24 Sonoma Valley Authors Festival

Thanks to National Geographic for publishing my first-person essay on becoming a competitive athlete in my sixth decade. #olderathletes #rowing #HealthyAging #women nationalgeographic.com/science/articl…

I took a walk in the woods with an Oxford biologist using AI to study how birdsong evolves....

My TEDx Cape May talk just dropped! I opened with a proudly imperfect a cappella “Moon River” 😅 — embracing the joy of amateurism — and we ended with 400 people singing “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” in rounds. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=QEnf6F… #TEDx #SingingTogether #Joy #MusicHeals