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Meredith May

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Meredith May is a memoirist and children's book author. Her books include THE HONEY BUS (HarperCollins/Park Row Books); I, WHO DID NOT DIE (Regan Arts); and LOVING EDIE (HarperCollins/Park Row Books). She is a fifth-generation beekeeper with several hives in Carmel Valley. During her 16-year career at the San Francisco Chronicle, her writing won the PEN USA Literary Award for Journalism and was shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize. Her first children's picture book, MY HIVE, will be published by Cameron Kids in 2024.
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	The Honey Bus: A Memoir of Loss, Courage and a Girl Saved by Bees 4.32 avg rating — 12,316 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I, Who Did Not Die by Zahed Haftlang, Najah Aboud, Meredith May (Goodreads Author) 4.55 avg rating — 1,324 ratings — published 2017 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Loving Edie: How a Dog Afraid of Everything Taught Me to Be Brave 3.98 avg rating — 426 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Hive: A Girl, Her Grandfather, and Their Honeybee Family (A Picture Book) by Meredith May (Goodreads Author), Tenaya Lena Gunter Brown (illustrator), Jasmin Dwyer (illustrator) 3.97 avg rating — 31 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	D'amour et de miel 4.13 avg rating — 16 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	El autobús de la miel: Las memorias de una niña salvada por las abejas (No Ficción) (Spanish Edition) by Meredith May (Goodreads Author), Santiago González Sosa y Ávila (translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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My childhood friend Anita had a swarm move into this vase on her front porch and didn’t know what to do so she called me. I offered to fetch them, but instead, she put live bees in her car and DELIVERED. (A few escaped, but she pulled over, all badass, and wrangled them back in.) […]

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“Mother Nature knit a careful plan in place, and if you pulled one thread of it loose, the whole thing could unravel. These insects that made most people run in fear were the invisible glue of the earth that held us all together.”
― Meredith May, The Honey Bus: A Memoir of Loss, Courage and a Girl Saved by Bees

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“What was the statute of limitations on sadness?”
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“He reminded us that bees live for a purpose far grander than themselves, each of their small contributions combining to create collective strength. Rather than withdrawing from the daunting task of living, as our mother had done, honeybees make themselves essential through their generosity. By giving more than they took, bees ensured their survival and reached what might be considered a state of grace.”
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