The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature

The Home Place is a memoir that delves into the complexities of black identity in the rural South, told through the lens of ornithologist J.

Drew Lanham's personal journey.

This book is a powerful exploration of nature, belonging, and the contradictions of race, set against the backdrop of Edgefield County, South Carolina, where generations of Lanhams have lived since slavery.

Through his passion for birds and the natural world, Lanham grapples with what it means to be "the rare bird, the oddity," and the ways in which race shapes his understanding of home.

By turns angry, funny, elegiac, and heartbreaking, The Home Place is a deeply moving meditation on identity, belonging, and the power of nature to shape our sense of self.

Don't miss out on this unforgettable memoir that has been praised as "groundbreaking" and "required reading."