JAMES HENDRY has spent 20 years working at and around exclusive lodges in southern Africa as a safari guide, trainer, head ranger, manager, researcher and entertainer. He also spent six years hosting and presenting safaris for NatGeo Wild, WildEarth and SafariLive. He is currently a private safari guide, filmmaker and wildlife photographer. His debut novel, A Year in the Wild: A Riotous Novel (2011), featured the MacNaughton brothers at the Sasekile Private Game Reserve and was followed by Back to the Bush: Another Year in the Wild (2013). His third novel, Reggie & Me (2020), was a charming coming-of-age tale.