Oct 26, 2026 - The Place of Tides, by James Rebanks, and Eradication: a fable, by Jonathan Miles,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A double header: 
Two short books by two men who travel to two different islands that have been altered in different ways by human interference.

 

September 28, 2026, live at Wooden in Chevy Chase at 2:00 pm - discussing White Pine: The Natural and Human History of a Foundational American Tree, by John Pastor

 

 

Read Intro in Resilience.org

                Author Podcast

Aug 31, 2026 - The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne by Chris Sweeney,

 

July 27, 2026 At Play in the Fields of the Lord, by Peter Mathiessen

 Review on YoutubeMovie Trailer 

June 29, 2026 Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds, & Shape Our Futures, by Merlin Sheldrake,

              SuperSummary

              NYT Review 
 

May 25, 2026 The Monkey Wrench Gang, by Edward Abbey,

 

April 27, 2026 - The Worst Hard Time: the Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl, by Timothy Egan

 Smithsonian review

March 30, 2026 -Meet the Neighbors: Animal Minds and Life in a More-than-Human World, by Brandon Keim

 

Author's Website

Review 

Feb 23, 2026 - The Backyard Bird Chronicles, by Amy Tan,

 

 PBS interview of author

Jan 2026 - Skinny Dip, by Carl Hiaasen

 

A little humor to get us through these dark days

January 5, 2026, at 7:00 pm - Of a Feather: A Brief History of American Birding, by Scott Weidensaul

Columbia Journalism Review

11/24/25 The Lost Trees of Willow Avenue: A Story of Climate and Hope on One American Street by Mike Tidwell

 Author interviewed by Jamie Raskin (YouTube 1hr)

 Review in Wash Post