Meet the Neighbors

""A heartfelt and unique look at the inner life of animals and how we so often fail to understand them.… Sure to be an instant classic."" -- Jeff VanderMeer, New York Times best-selling author of Annihilation ""A big-hearted and heavily researched exploration of what it means to treat animals with respect.… [W]ritten with humble curiosity about where these ideas might lead us."" -- Dayton Martindale - Sentient Media ""An empathetic, scientifically convincing counternarrative.… Meet the Neighbors offers a fresh, imaginative, and at times thrilling perspective on animals’ lives and on how science and ethics may work together in honoring them."" -- Barbara J. King - Science ""Meet the Neighbors is an indispensable companion for anyone who has ever been curious about the animals with whom we share our space. Brandon Keim’s book opens our eyes to the wonder in our midst, from the smallest bee to the wittiest coyote. What we learn should change how the law treats animals, how society treats them, and how we treat them as neighbors."" -- Alexandra Horowitz, New York Times best-selling author of Inside of a Dog and Our Dogs, Ourselves ""Does your love of animals fill you with wonder about how they experience being alive? And do you wonder what to do with your feelings for animals? Author Brandon Keim has filled these pages with intelligence and generosity. This is a mind-opening, heart-healing book."" -- Carl Safina, author of Beyond Words and Alfie & Me ""Through the compelling stories and voices of an inspiring cast of characters, both animal and human, Meet the Neighbors invites each of us to reimagine how we view and treat our animal kin. Rich in behavioral insights and crafted with unstinted empathy, Brandon Keim calls for a profound cultural shift—not just for their sakes, but for ours. Open minds and hearts will be rewarded."" -- Sean B. Carroll, biologist and author of The Serengeti Rules and A Series of Fortunate Events ""A love letter to nature.… It shows us how humans are part of the tapestry that is life, and how we can join and support the community of other nonhuman persons…This is the kind of thinking that needs to be nurtured. It gives us inspiration to respect, to care, and to be connected."" -- Craig Foster, creator of My Octopus Teacher ""Keim provides fascinating insight into ways humanity might take animal rights more seriously.… The result is a potent complement to Martha C. Nussbaum’s Justice for Animals."" -- Publishers Weekly, starred review ""Keim presents all of this information with insight and compassion.… [Meet the Neighbors is] a comprehensive guide to thinking of animals not as anonymous creatures, but as individuals."" -- Kirkus Reviews