Leigh Ann Henion is the New York Times bestselling author of Phenomenal: A Hesitant Adventurer’s Search for Wonder in the Natural World. Her forthcoming book, Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark, will be released on September 24, 2024. Henion’s writing has appeared in Smithsonian, The Washington Post, Garden & Gun, Men's Journal, Backpacker, and a variety of other publications. She is a former Alicia Patterson Fellow, and her work is supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Henion lives in the mountains of North Carolina.