For September we will be returning to the world of trees and diving into Richard Power’s The Overstory. To quote, as always, from the book description:
Richard Powers delivers a sweeping, impassioned novel of activism and resistance that is also a stunning evocation of - and paean to - the natural world. From the roots to the crown and back to the seeds, The Overstory unfolds in concentric rings of interlocking fables that range from antebellum New York to the late twentieth-century Timber Wars of the Pacific Northwest and beyond, exploring the essential conflict on this planet: the one taking place between humans and nonhumans. There is a world alongside ours - vast, slow, interconnected, resourceful, magnificently inventive, and almost invisible to us.
I’ll be ordering copies and putting them on the shelf under the window by the Circulation Desk (where I have always put them). You may also order a copy for yourself directly by following this link . If there are any e-books available you’ll find them here
We will be meeting to discuss the book on September 24 at 3:00. We will again be enjoying a hybrid meeting so you may choose to attend either in person or virtually. If you’d like to attend via Zoom email ayosco@lapl.org so I can add you to the link list.
