Inspired by P-22, 'Open Throat' follows a queer mountain lion's lonely survival in LA
Podcast: NPR's Book of the DayPublished On: Wed Jun 14 2023
Description: When P-22 – the puma that lived in LA's Griffith Park – died in December, Angelenos mourned the loss of one of their wildest celebrities. In his new book, Open Throat, Henry Hoke pays homage to the late cat in a different way; he takes on the voice of a mountain lion living beneath the Hollywood sign, pondering community and climate change and gender identity. In today's episode, Hoke speaks with NPR's Scott Simon about what P-22 represented for Los Angeles residents, and why writing from his perspective raises so many questions about our own humanity and isolation.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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