"In this glorious celebration of the night, New York Times bestselling nature writer Leigh Ann Henion invites us to leave our well-lit homes, step outside, and embrace the dark as a profoundly beautiful part of the world we inhabit. No matter where we live, we are surrounded by animals that rise with the moon and blooms that reveal themselves as light fades. In Appalachia, Henion's home region, she attends a synchronous firefly event in Tennessee, a bat outing in Alabama, and a moth festival in Ohio. In North Carolina, she finds forests alight with bioluminescent mushrooms, and neighborhood trees full of screech owls. In the process, Henion encounters naturalists, biologists, primitive-skills experts, and others who've cultivated relationships with darkness. Every page of this lyrical book feels like an opportunity to ask: How did I not know about this before? We learn that it can take hours for human eyes to reach full night-vision capacity and that there are thousands of firefly species on Earth, many with flash patterns as unique as fingerprints. In this age of increasing artificial light, Night Magic reminds us to focus on the biodiversity that surrounds us after sunset. We do not need to stargaze into the cosmos or dive into oceans to find awe--when we reclaim the night, dazzling wonders can be found in our own backyards."-- Dust jacket flap.