I started the book club in June 2019. We meet monthly to discuss a book that has to do with plants. That’s actually a pretty broad definition and the books we’ve read, and continue to read, are quite wide-ranging. The complete list of the books up through the December 2022 book can be found here or by clicking on the Botanical Bibliophile link in the ribbon above.

Not everyone is up to reading a book about plants every month. We watch two movies a year and I include a couple fiction books that revolve around plants. For January 2022 we read The Baron in the Trees, a whimsical tale by Italo Calvino about a boy who would not eat his escargots and took to a life in the trees. We’ll follow up in February with Julia Butterfly Hill’s Legacy of Luna, a true story of living in a tree for two years.

Since May 2020 we’ve been on zoom. The really cool thing about that is that people from anywhere can join us. As our usual attendees travel or even move, they can still be connected to this group of people who love reading and who are happy to read about plants. If you’re interested in learning more and/or in joining us, wherever you are, contact us through the comments here.