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Read with us!

The Friends  of the Pine Bush Community host a quarterly book discussion on Zoom. Titles are selected to be of specific interest to the Pine Bush Community. A Friend moderates each discussion, and all are welcome to attend.

These titles can be borrowed at your local library or purchased at your independent book seller. If purchased at the Book House at Stuyvesant Plaza, mention the Friends of the Pine Bush Book Club to get a 20% discount.

Here is what we are reading this year.

FEBRUARY 11, 2026
Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens and Other Marvels of the Dark by Leigh Ann Henion 

MAY 20, 2026
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery.

AUGUST 19, 2026
The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne by Christ Sweeney

OCTOBER 21, 2026
How to Love a Forest: The Bittersweet Work of Tending to a Changing World by Ethan Tapper

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Have a question or suggested title for us to consider? Send it to info@pinebushfriends.org

Want to catch up on books selected in prior years?
Here is the list of titles we have already discussed:
 
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Teaching and the Wisdom of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
 
Finding the Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard
 
Fox & I: An Uncommon Friendship by Catherine Raven
 
Gloryland by Shelton Johnson
 
The Genius of Birds by Jennifer Ackerman
 
The Overstory by Richard Powers
 
The Story of Earth: The First 4.5 Billion Years from Stardust to Living Planet  by Robert Hazan
 
Why Fish Don’t Exist? A Story of Loss, Love, And the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller
 
Wilding: The Return of Nature to a British Farm by Isabelle Tree
 
World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Bird Brother: A Falconer’s Journey and the Healing Power of Wildlife by Rodney Stotts with Kate Pipkin

An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong

Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter by Ben Goldfarb
 
The Seed  Keeper by Diane Wilson

B!tch: On the Female of the Species by Lucy Cooke 

Ignition: Lighting Fires in a Burning World by Maura O'Conner  

Playground by Richard Powers

Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America by Dan Flores