How to participate in the Environmental Book Club
Where
Currently our meetings are
offered via Zoom and in person at Old Books on Front Street 249 N. Front Street, Wilmington, NC.
In the community
We meet the second Tuesday of the month. Social time starts at 5:30 pm. Discussion runs from 6 pm to approx. 8 pm. The bookstore closes at 8 pm.
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About the Book Club
We started the Environmental Book Club in April 2011. The first month we elected to read a Rachel Carson classic, A Gift from the Sea, in honor of our coastal location. Since then we have met monthly, and we read a variety of books having something to do with the environment.
Some are classics; others are new releases, and they represent all genres. We host an annual book-choosing night in the fall, where anyone who has attended a meeting in the previous 12 months is invited to attend and suggest books for the coming year’s discussions.
There’s no long-term commitment: you can come when the title being discussed interests you! (We do hope you’ll read the book before you come, as it enriches the conversation.) It’s a small group, so everyone has a chance to talk.
Click here for the complete list of books we’re reading in 2024, or call Valerie at (910) 547-4390. Note: for the time being, due to COVID restrictions on gatherings, we’re tailoring each gathering to suit the times and the weather, so call us or look for our e-newsletter update regarding book club.
Some of our favorite books
The Book Club has read more than 130 books since it started. Here are a few of our publisher’s favorites:
Crossroads of the Natural World: Exploring North Carolina with Tom Earnhardt
by Tom Earnhardt
The Geography of Risk: Epic Storms, Rising Seas, and the Cost of America’s Coast
by Gilbert M. Gaul
Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the DeepOrigins of Consciousness
by Peter Godfrey-Smith
Eager: The surprising secrets of the lives of beavers and why they matter
by Ben Goldfarb
Bringing Nature Home
by Douglas Tallamy
Mozart’s Starling
by Lyandra Lynn Haupt
Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming
edited by Paul Hawken
The Post Carbon Reader
edited by Richard Heinberg
Braiding Sweetgrass
by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Oak: The Frame of Civilization
by William Bryant Logan
Unbowed: A Memoir
by Wangari Maathai
A Bright Future: How Some Countries Have Solved Climate Change and the Rest Can Follow
by Joshua S. Goldstein & Staffan A. Qvist
