Odd Birds

Ian Harding

• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Year: 2017
• eBook ISBN: 9781250117083
• Subtopic: Zoology

A 7-time Teen Choice Award Winner on Freeform's most-watched series, Pretty Little Liars … A social media influencer with over 7 million followers … An avid birdwatcher? Yes, you read that correctly. Ian Harding is all of these things, and so much more. In this memoir, explore the unexpected world of a young celebrity through the lens of his favorite pastime — birding.
Odd Birds is more than just a Hollywood memoir or tell-all. At its heart, this book is a coming-of-age story in which Ian wrestles with an ever evolving question— how can he still be himself, while also being a celebrity. Each humorous and heartfelt story features a particular bird—sometimes literal, at other times figurative. Using this framework, Ian explores a variety of topics, including growing up, life as a television actor and nature lover, and whether it is better to shave or wax one's chest for an on-screen love scene.
A funny and heartwarming window into Ian's life, Odd Birds is a must-read for fans of nature writing and memoir alike.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Notice
• Dedication
• Epigraph
• Introduction: Bridge to Nowhere
• 1. Family Cardinals
• 2. Rediscovering Birds
• 3. H Is for Mr. Hawkins
• 4. My Inner Animal
• 5. Coming to Los Angeles (Twice)
• 6. Lucy Goosey
• 7. Il Buio Oltre la Siepe
• 8. Death and Loons
• 9. Spring Migration
• 10. Put Your Best Feather Forward
• 11. Rehab
• 12. Life in the Wings
• 13. No More Duck for Bailey
• 14. How to Look Sexy on Camera
• 15. The Birds and the Bees
• 16. Fifty Shades of Thanksgiving
• 17. The California Condor
• 18. Not That Kind of Bird
• 19. ’Splores with Keegan
• 20. And All the Birds at Sea
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• Newsletter Sign-up
• Contents
• Copyright