Date/Time
June 22, 2022
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Enjoy reading books with a nature/environmentalism theme? Join NC’s monthly book club!

Kick off your Summer with a New Book!

We meet on the 4th Thursday of the month via zoom (registration required to receive the link). We welcome people of all backgrounds and abilities to join. Whether or not you’ve read this book, please feel free to come and participate in the discussion!

*Registration is required. Click here to register.

Participants can expect discussion around the book, intellectually stimulating conversation, and a shared passion for all things nature. Our May book will be The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating, by Elisabeth Tova Bailey.

Book Description:

Cover for “The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating” by Elisabeth Tova Bailey

In a work that beautifully demonstrates the rewards of closely observing nature, Elisabeth Tova Bailey shares an inspiring and intimate story of her encounter with a Neohelix albolabris—a common woodland snail.

While an illness keeps her bedridden, Bailey watches a wild snail that has taken up residence on her nightstand. As a result, she discovers the solace and sense of wonder that this mysterious creature brings and comes to a greater understanding of her own place in the world.

Intrigued by the snail’s molluscan anatomy, cryptic defenses, clear decision making, hydraulic locomotion, and courtship activities, Bailey becomes an astute and amused observer, offering a candid and engaging look into the curious life of this underappreciated small animal.

The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating is a remarkable journey of survival and resilience, showing us how a small part of the natural world can illuminate our own human existence, while providing an appreciation of what it means to be fully alive.

Winner of the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing
Winner of the John Burroughs Medal
Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award in Natural History Literature
“Brilliant.” —The New York Review of Books