Animal Souls

Over their long friendship, National Geographic authors, Sy Montgomery and Brenda Peterson, have engaged with many animals who’ve taught them about survival, play, and healing. Listen to Sy and Brenda explore animal dreams, their emotional lives, and how animals help us adapt to a changing planet. When we expand our consciousness, our spirituality, and our kinship with other animals, our world is whole and wondrous again.

Sy Montgomery is a bestselling author of 38 books for adults and children, including The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness, a finalist for the 2015 National Book Award for Non-Fiction; the much-loved memoir, The Good, Good Pig; and the National Geographic book/international television special, Secrets of the Octopus. The New York Times names Sy as “One of our finest chroniclers of the natural world.” Sy lives on a farm in New Hampshire. www.SyMontgomery.com

Brenda Peterson is the critically acclaimed author of 24 books, including the novel Duck and Cover, a New York Times “Notable Book of the Year.” Build Me an Ark: A Life with Animals, was chosen as a “Best Spiritual Book of the Year.” Library Journal gave Peterson’s new Wild Chorus: Finding Harmony with Whales, Wolves, and Other Animals a starred review. Peterson lives on the Salish Sea in Seattle, Washington. www.BrendaPetersonBooks.com