August Book Club! Reading Together is Better
Online | Tuesday’s Aug 12, 19, 25 | 5:00pm - 6:00pm
About the Author and Illustrator
Robin Wall Kimmerer is a mother, scientist, professor, and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. She is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants as well as Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses. Kimmerer is a 2022 MacArthur Fellow. She lives in Syracuse, New York, where she is a SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of Environmental Biology, and the founder of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment.
John Burgoyne is a member of the New York Society of Illustrators and an alumni of Massachusetts College of Art. John has won over 100 awards in the United States and Europe including Society of Illustrators, Communication Arts, Hatch Awards, Graphis, Print, One Show, New York Art Directors Club and Clio.
His work can be found at JohnTBurgoyneIllustration.com.
You are invited to join my book club!
What are we reading? The Serviceberry Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
The book is a wonderful and enriching experience, especially when shared with others! Slow down in August and savor the beauty of this perfect small book. We will meet for 3 weeks starting August 12th on Tuesday’s from 5pm-6pm to discuss the book.
About the book: The Serviceberry
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass, a bold and inspiring vision for how to orient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity, and community, based on the lessons of the natural world.
As Indigenous scientist and author of Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer harvests serviceberries alongside the birds, she considers the ethic of reciprocity that lies at the heart of the gift economy. How, she asks, can we learn from Indigenous wisdom and the plant world to reimagine what we value most? Our economy is rooted in scarcity, competition, and the hoarding of resources, and we have surrendered our values to a system that actively harms what we love. Meanwhile, the serviceberry’s relationship with the natural world is an embodiment of reciprocity, interconnectedness, and gratitude. The tree distributes its wealth—its abundance of sweet, juicy berries—to meet the needs of its natural community. And this distribution ensures its own survival. As Kimmerer explains, “Serviceberries show us another model, one based upon reciprocity, where wealth comes from the quality of your relationships, not from the illusion of self-sufficiency.”
Location: Online - when you register I’ll send you the zoom link.
Dates & Time: Tuesday’s Aug 12, 19, 25 | 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Cost: Free
Where to buy the book:
Bookshop.org | Used copies Abe Books | or try a local bookstore or Amazon.
Book Club Registration Form