Words from the Woods Book Circle
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Join this offering from the East Haddam Land Trust and
East Haddam Library System at the Rathbun Library,
to soak in the writings of natural scientists who expand
and deepen our awareness of the ecologies of life.
By reading about the seen and unseen relationships
of the wood-web, our experiences of forests, waterways,
and meadows of East Haddam will be enriched.
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The book circle gathers in a meeting room at St. Stephen's
Episcopal Church, 31 Main Street, East Haddam, directly
across from the Rathbun Library, on the below-listed dates
from 1:30 to 3 pm.
All are welcome.
Copies of the books may be borrowed through
the East Haddam Library System.
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Optional hikes on our local preserves and creative
opportunities will be paired with the writings as
separate events.
Questions? Email Gaynell at gaynell@ehlt.org.
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January 12, 2026:
Is A River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane, 2025.
February 9, 2026:
Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal
the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong, 2022
March 16, 2026:
How to Read a Tree: Clues and Patterns from
Bark to Leaves by Tristan Gooley, 2023.
April 20, 2026:
Stirring the Mud: On Swamps, Bogs,
and Human Imagination by Barbara Hurd, 2008.
May 18, 2026:
Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine
by Alan Lightman, 2018.
June 15, 2026:
The Nature of Oaks by Doug Tallamy, 2021.
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​Previously Read
November 17, 2025 Book:
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change our Minds,
October 20, 2025 Book: Everyone read their book of choice
that depicts a relationship with an animal.
September 15, 2025 Book:
Wild Comfort: Solace of Nature by Kathleen Dean Moore
June 16, 2025 Book:
The Hiden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
May 19, 2025 Book:
The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer
April 21, 2025 Book:
The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence
Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth
by Zoe Schlanger
March 17, 2025 Book:
Dirt, The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth
by William Bryant Logan
February 10, 2025 Book:
Old Growth, The best writing about Trees
from Orion magazine
January 13, 2025 Book:
The Forest Unseen, A Year's Watch in Nature
by David George Haskell
December 16, 2024 Book:
Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses, 2003
by Robin Wall Kimmerer
November 18, 2024 Book:
The Song of Trees: Stories from Nature's Great Connectors
by David George Haskell
October 21, 2024 Book:
Forest Walking: Discovering the Trees and Woodlands of
North America(2022)
by Peter Wohlleben and Jane Billingurst
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