May Book Club - The Overstay- IN PERSON- May 28th
What- A Free Book Club offered online and in person
When - May 28th
Where- The Empirical Herbalist's Classroom and online
Time- 6:30
Book- The Overstory by Richard Powers
cost- 1 penny to make it available on the website
This book club is a chance to read fiction books that have have a element of plants. Some will be historical fiction, fantasy, romantasy, myth retelling, cozy mystery etc but all will have somesort of plant aspect to it. So if you like to talk about witches, goddesses, herbalists and deepen connections to like minded people. check us out.
You will need to register for inperson limited space) and online (to get the link to join) but the cost is totally free. Books will be announced at least 6 weeks out so you have time to buy or check out a copy. We will have a discussion and some herbal goodies and hopefully build a community.
This book club is open to everyone. There will be discussions that are frank and honest and sometimes might be triggering.
The Overstory (2018) by Richard Powers is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that intertwines the lives of nine distinct Americans whose experiences with trees compel them to confront the massive destruction of forests.
I like to think of this as the love story to trees.
TRIGGER Warnings-
Suicide: Police Brutality & Violence: Death & Grief, Animal Death & Cruelty, Ableism & Medical Trauma, Environmental Destruction, Fire & Injury, Psychological Confinement, Drug & Alcohol Use, Infidelity