The Company of Owls Shay Sarah Mirk and with art and wit

and with art and wit

After years of limiting immigration

--Susan Sontag

House of Flame and Shadow

this is the perfect gift for creatives

The Company of Owls Shay Sarah Mirk and with art and witBy: Polly Atkin Published by Milkweed Editions, 2026 02 03 Longlisted for the 2025 Wainwright Prize in Nature Writing An observant, lyrical memoir exploring what owls can teach us about nature, chronic illness, and ourselves so long as we are quiet enough to listen. "Let me tell you about my neighbors, the owls," writes Polly Atkin in this love letter to the clutch of tawny owlets residing near her home in the heart of England's Lake District.