Join us for a special Go Green Reads with author Amanda Little who will lead a discussion of her book, “The Fate of Food: What We’ll Eat in a Bigger, Hotter, Smarter World.” The book is a fascinating story of the sustainable food revolution and winner of the 2019 Nautilus Book Award. Register here. Go Green Reads is a […]
Join us to discuss Nature's Best Hope by Doug Tallamy.
Renowned insect ecologist Douglas Tallamy will discuss his newest book, The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees. Mr. Tallamy is a nationally known proponent of restoring the ecological integrity of our human-dominated landscapes. Cosponsored by the Friends of the Green Bay Trail, Glencoe Public Library and the Glencoe Sustainability […]
Join Jon Grand of The Book Stall for a discussion of his article, The Myth and Mystery of Ground Water and related topics. To access the article, click HERE Register HERE
The Robert Crown branch library in Evanston is hosting a series of discussions of the book All We Can Save, with the goal of bringing people together to discuss how we can use the climate crisis as an opportunity to build better, more sustainable, equitable and compassionate communities. This book group will be co-led by Rachel […]
In this surprising book, Jane Goodall, the world's most famous living naturalist, and Douglas Abrams, the internationally bestselling co-author of The Book of Joy, explore through intimate and thought-provoking dialogue one of the most sought-after and least understood elements of human nature: hope. Jane maintains that hope is often misunderstood. “People tend to think that it is simply […]
Please join us this Earth Day for a wide-ranging conversation between author Julian Hoffman and The Book Stall’s Jon Grand on our irreplaceable wild world. Register HERE for this free noontime program. Author Julian Hoffman appears at this special Lunchreads virtual event sponsored by Go Green Reads in conjunction with The Book Stall. We’ll be featuring his book, Irreplaceable: The Fight to Save Our Wild Places. Hoffman shows […]
Join us in conversation with Trevor Cohen, co-author of Bright Green Future: How Everyday Heroes Are Re-Imagining How We Feed, Power, and Build Our World — which tells the true stories of everyday people overcoming immense challenges to build a brighter future for the next generation. These innovators are creating a world powered by clean energy that […]
Join us for a fascinating presentation on the interrelationships between trees with Dr. Suzanne Simard. In her book ,Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest, Dr. Simard’s research reveals trees are more than timber or pulp resources. Trees are interconnected via complex fungi connections that serve as social networks. They communicate vulnerabilities, […]
A lifelong environmentalist, Annie Proulx brings her wide-ranging research and scholarship to the subject of wetlands and the vitally important yet little understood role they play in preserving the environment—by storing the carbon emissions that greatly contribute to climate change. Fens, bogs, swamps, and marine estuaries are the earth’s most desirable and dependable resources, and […]
