Book Club! Built To Burn: Tales of the Desert Carnies of Burning Man

Book Club! Built To Burn centers on the reading of Tony “Coyote” Perez’s Burning Man origin story, Built to Burn. The session is hosted as part of The Navigators book club, held at The Navigators Community (Nov 6, 2025, 8-10p EST). Built to Burn follows how a San Francisco blues musician becomes Coyote, builder of Burning Man’s desert city, and how he leads a misfit crew connected to the event’s early Department of Public Works. The summary emphasizes early Burning Man chaos and survival in the high desert, including storms, livestock, local opposition, and the improvisational culture of organizers before the event became more established.