Leafing Through the Pages meets on the second Thursday of every month from 10:00 a.m. until noon. This group explores works of fiction and non-fiction relating to natural history, ecology, and gardens. Participants are encouraged to read each month’s selection prior to the gathering to fully share in the discussion. (View a full discussion history.)
Please note: The December 2024 discussion will be held on the first Thursday of the month, December 5.
If you would like more information about Leafing Through the Pages, contact Rita Hassert at rhassert@mortonarb.org or 630-719-2430.
2024–2025 Discussion List
Thursday, December 5, 2024
Poetry Cabaret. At this gathering, each participant is invited to share a nature-related poem. Note: date change.
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Hipp, Andrew and Rachel Davis. Oak Origins: from acorns to species and the tree of life, 2024.
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Lewis, Daniel. Twelve Trees: the deep roots of our future, 2024.
Thursday, March 13, 2025
Tan, Amy. The Backyard Bird Chronicles, 2024.
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Barnett, Cynthia. Rain: a natural and cultural history, 2016.
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Figgener, Christine. My Life With Sea Turtles: a marine biologist’s quest to protect one of the most ancient animals on earth, 2024.
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Schlanger, Zoë. The Light Eaters: how the unseen world of plant intelligence offers a new understanding of life on Earth, 2024.
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Allen, David. My Garden of a Thousand Bees (documentary), 2021.
Thursday, August 14, 2025
Calvo, Paco. Planta Sapiens: the new science of plant intelligence, 2023.
Thursday, September 11, 2025
Renkl, Margaret. The Comfort of Crows: a backyard year, 2023.
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Chittka, Lars. The Mind of a Bee, 2022.
