Aww!! I didn’t expect to see this here, I’m smiling like a big dork. I’m an utter fangirl for the band behind the music, Black Prairie, so I heard about and read the book right as it was released (and may or may not own the album on vinyl lol). Just as you said, the book is a great jumping-off point for so many topics…The segment on butterfly conservation stuck with me, for whatever reason.
After all these years I think the song “Waltz for George and Tex” is my favorite. 🪺