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SUMMARY:SELTie Book Club - Fall 2025
DESCRIPTION:The SELTie Book Club is back! The book selection this time around will be Is a River Alive? By Robet Macfarlane and the discussion on October 8 will be led by SELTie Roanne Robbins. Our goal is to also have some tie-in Mathey Center programming related to this book in November and December. \nHailed in the New York Times as “a naturalist who can unfurl a sentence with the breathless ease of a master angler\,” Robert Macfarlane brings his glittering style to a profound work of travel writing\, reportage\, and natural history. Is a River Alive? is a joyful\, mind-expanding exploration of an ancient\, urgent idea: that rivers are living beings who should be recognized as such in imagination and law. \nMacfarlane takes readers on three unforgettable journeys teeming with extraordinary people\, stories\, and places: to the miraculous cloud-forests and mountain streams of Ecuador\, to the wounded creeks and lagoons of India\, and to the spectacular wild rivers of Canada—imperiled respectively by mining\, pollution\, and dams. Braiding these journeys is the life story of the fragile chalk stream a mile from Macfarlane’s house\, a stream who flows through his own years and days. \nPowered by dazzling prose and lit throughout by other minds and voices\, Is a River Alive? will open hearts\, challenge perspectives\, and remind us that our fate flows with that of rivers—and always has. \nWe encourage you to get your copy from Water Street Books in Exeter either in person or online waterstreetbooks.com. \n\nRegistration Required: CLICK HERE
URL:https://seltnh.org/event/seltie-book-club-fall-2025/
LOCATION:The Nan and George Mathey Center for People and Nature at Burley Farms\, 247 North River Road\, Epping\, NH\, 03042\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Mathey Center Program
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SUMMARY:SELT Book Club - "Nature's Best Hope" *POSTPONED*
DESCRIPTION:We have postponed this Book Club session until May. \nJoin SELT’s Deputy Director\, Beverly Shadley\, for a hopeful discussion around Douglas Tallaway’s second book\, Nature’s Best Hope- A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard. \n“Nature’s Best Hope shows how homeowners everywhere can turn their yards into conservation corridors that provide wildlife habitats. Because this approach relies on the initiatives of private individuals\, it is immune from the whims of government policy. Even more important\, it’s practical\, effective\, and easy—you will walk away with specific suggestions you can incorporate into your own yard. If you’re concerned about doing something good for the environment\, Nature’s Best Hope is the blueprint you need. By acting now\, you can help preserve our precious wildlife—and the planet—for future generations.” \n• You can read our COVID-19 Safety Policy here: www.seltnh.org/covid19/\n• Donate to support SELT’s Outreach Program now: CLICK HERE\n• Registration required –www.tinyurl.com/seltoutreach
URL:https://seltnh.org/event/selt-book-club-natures-best-hope/
LOCATION:The Nan and George Mathey Center for People and Nature at Burley Farms\, 247 North River Road\, Epping\, NH\, 03042\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:Book Club with Phil Primack and Water Street Bookstore: ‘Put It Down On Paper’: The Words and Life of Mary Folsom Blair\, A Fifty-Year Search by Phil Primack
DESCRIPTION:Join SELT\, local Epping author Phil Primack\, and Water Street Bookstore for a book club meeting for ‘Put It Down On Paper’: The Words and Life of Mary Folsom Blair\, A Fifty-Year Search by Phil Primack at the new Nan & George Mathey Center for People and Nature at Burley Farms! Phil Primack was a reporter for newspapers from Boston to Appalachia and has written for\, among others\, the New York Times\, Boston Globe\, Columbia Journalism Review\, and The Nation. He has taught journalism and is the author of New England Country Fair. \n“Mary E. Folsom Blair was just a name on a listing sheet when young writer Phil Primack bought her Epping\, New Hampshire\, property in 1974. As he learned more about this lifelong teacher\, Quaker\, and early advocate for outdoor education\, his reporter bones began to twitch. Over decades\, Primack talked to her former students and relatives\, tracking down Mary’s most accurate life record: letters and journals dating 1897\, when she was fifteen. Her sharp mind and creative soul grapple with the social restraints of her time and “the pain this world holds for a woman.” Mary pens her hopes and bares her despair as young chums die\, her classroom ways are challenged\, relationships with men and women end until—resigned to her fate as “spinster that was\, is and ever shall be”—she meets her Hero on ice. With her collected papers preserved at the Radcliffe Institute of Advanced Study\, Mary Folsom Blair will teach in a digital forever.” \n“Mary’s first journal entries recount carefree youth — long skates along frozen rivers\, outings on her ‘wheel.’ As their author grows\, the writing reflects the struggles of a talented and creative mind frustrated by gender and other restraints of her time\, professional and personal. Mary also writes eloquently of the natural world\, an attachment she was determined to instill into young people. Primack has assured that the forest and streams along which Mary once walked will be forever protected by transferring his land as a life estate gift to the Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire.” – Phil Primack \nClick Here to Learn More about Mary Folsom Blair and Phil Primack \n“The Writer who Walked These Woods Before Me” By Phil Primack – Boston Globe 12/27/2020  \n  \n \nWe are partnering with our friends at Water Street Bookstore in Exeter\, who will donate 20% of the proceeds from ‘Put It Down On Paper’: The Words and Life of Mary Folsom Blair to SELT: Grab your copy in person in downtown Exeter\, or order through their website (www.waterstreetbooks.com)! \n  \n\nDifficulty: Easy\nYou can read our COVID-19 Safety Policy here: www.seltnh.org/covid19/\nDonate to support SELT’s Outreach Program now: CLICK HERE\nRegistration required – www.tinyurl.com/seltoutreach
URL:https://seltnh.org/event/book-club-with-phil-primack-and-water-street-bookstore-put-it-down-on-paper-the-words-and-life-of-mary-folsom-blair-a-fifty-year-search-by-phil-primack/
LOCATION:The Nan and George Mathey Center for People and Nature at Burley Farms\, 247 North River Road\, Epping\, NH\, 03042\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Partner Program
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SUMMARY:SELT Book Club with Guest Host Roanne Robbins: Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy - Virtual and In Person!
DESCRIPTION:Join guest host and Master Naturalist Roanne Robbins for a discussion of Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy. \nFrom the author of the beloved national bestseller Migrations\, a pulse-pounding new novel set in the wild Scottish Highlands.\nInti Flynn arrives in Scotland with her twin sister\, Aggie\, to lead a team of biologists tasked with reintroducing fourteen gray wolves into the remote Highlands. She hopes to heal not only the dying landscape\, but Aggie\, too\, unmade by the terrible secrets that drove the sisters out of Alaska. Inti is not the woman she once was\, either\, changed by the harm she’s witnessed―inflicted by humans on both the wild and each other. Yet as the wolves surprise everyone by thriving\, Inti begins to let her guard down\, even opening herself up to the possibility of love. But when a farmer is found dead\, Inti knows where the town will lay blame. Unable to accept her wolves could be responsible\, Inti makes a reckless decision to protect them. But if the wolves didn’t make the kill\, then who did? And what will Inti do when the man she is falling for seems to be the prime suspect? \nPropulsive and spell-binding\, Charlotte McConaghy’s Once There Were Wolves is the unforgettable story of a woman desperate to save the creatures she loves―if she isn’t consumed by a wild that was once her refuge. \nWe are still partnering with our friends at Water Street Bookstore in Exeter\, who will donate 20% of the proceeds from Once There Were Wolves to SELT: Grab your copy in person in downtown Exeter\, or order through their website (www.waterstreetbooks.com)! \nThis event will be held VIRTUAL over zoom and IN PERSON at SELT’s new Mathey Center campus at 247 N River Road\, Epping NH. \n\nYou can read our COVID-19 Safety Policy here: www.seltnh.org/covid19/\nDonate to support SELT’s Outreach Program now: CLICK HERE\nRegistration required –www.tinyurl.com/seltoutreach
URL:https://seltnh.org/event/selt-book-club-with-guest-host-roanne-robbins-once-there-were-wolves-by-charlotte-mcconaghy/
LOCATION:SELT Office at Burley Farms\, 247 N River Rd\, Epping\, NH\, 03042\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Virtual Program
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SUMMARY:SELT Book Club with Guest Host Mary Magnusson: Diary of a Teenage Naturalist by Dara McAnulty
DESCRIPTION:A lifelong NH resident\, Mary Magnusson lives in Kingston where she gardens\, reads\, and hangs out with family and friends. She teaches English at Bedford High School\, and is currently teaching an elective focused on nature/environmental writing. \n“From sixteen-year-old Dara McAnulty\, a globally renowned figure in the youth climate activist movement\, comes a memoir about loving the natural world and fighting to save it. Diary of a Young Naturalist chronicles the turning of a year in Dara’s Northern Ireland home patch. Beginning in spring–when “the sparrows dig the moss from the guttering and the air is as puffed out as the robin’s chest”–these diary entries about his connection to wildlife and the way he sees the world are vivid\, evocative\, and moving. As well as Dara’s intense connection to the natural world\, Diary of a Young Naturalist captures his perspective as a teenager juggling exams\, friendships\, and a life of campaigning. We see his close-knit family\, the disruptions of moving and changing schools\, and the complexities of living with autism.” \nThis event will be held at the SELT downtown Exeter office. \nWe are still partnering with our friends at Water Street Bookstore in Exeter\, who will donate 20% of the proceeds from Diary of a Teenage Naturalist to SELT – You can order through their website (www.waterstreetbooks.com) or pick up in store. \n  \nRegistration required –www.tinyurl.com/seltoutreach
URL:https://seltnh.org/event/selt-book-club-with-guest-host-mary-magnusson-diary-of-a-teenage-naturalist-by-dara-mcanulty/
LOCATION:SELT Office at Burley Farms\, 247 N River Rd\, Epping\, NH\, 03042\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:SELT Book Club - Why Fish Don't Exist by Lulu Miller
DESCRIPTION:Join SELT Deputy Director\, Beverly Shadley\, for snacks\, drinks\, and a lively discussion on Why Fish Don’t Exist by Lulu Miller. \nDavid Starr Jordan was a taxonomist\, a man possessed with bringing order to the natural world. In time\, he would be credited with discovering nearly a fifth of the fish known to humans in his day. But the more of the hidden blueprint of life he uncovered\, the harder the universe seemed to try to thwart him. His specimen collections were demolished by lightning\, by fire\, and eventually by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake—which sent more than a thousand discoveries\, housed in fragile glass jars\, plummeting to the floor. In an instant\, his life’s work was shattered. \nMany might have given up\, given in to despair. But Jordan? He surveyed the wreckage at his feet\, found the first fish that he recognized\, and confidently began to rebuild his collection. And this time\, he introduced one clever innovation that he believed would at last protect his work against the chaos of the world. \nWhen NPR reporter Lulu Miller first heard this anecdote in passing\, she took Jordan for a fool—a cautionary tale in hubris\, or denial. But as her own life slowly unraveled\, she began to wonder about him. Perhaps instead he was a model for how to go on when all seemed lost. What she would unearth about his life would transform her understanding of history\, morality\, and the world beneath her feet. \nPart biography\, part memoir\, part scientific adventure\, Why Fish Don’t Exist is a wondrous fable about how to persevere in a world where chaos will always prevail. \n  \nWe are still partnering with our friends at Water Street Bookstore in Exeter\, who will donate 20% of the proceeds from Why Fish Don’t Exist to SELT – to order: \nGrab your copy in person in downtown Exeter\, or order through their website (www.waterstreetbooks.com) and get free shipping! \n  \nRegistration required\, Click Here to Register
URL:https://seltnh.org/event/selt-book-club-why-fish-dont-exist-by-lulu-miller/
LOCATION:SELT Office at Burley Farms\, 247 N River Rd\, Epping\, NH\, 03042\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:SELT Book Club – Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers
DESCRIPTION:Now in-person! Join Deputy Director\, Beverly Shadley\, as she guest hosts the Summer 2021\, SELT Book Club! Let’s talk about Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers alongside the Squamscott Rive in Exeter’s beautiful Swasey Parkway. Local goodies will be provided from the Exeter Farmer’s Market\, which will be wrapping up as the book club launches. Arrive early to enjoy the Market and support local farms!! \nAbout Record of a Spaceborn Few – With a positive spin on the future of humanity\, Chambers explores an off-planet future for Earthlings. Description: “Hundreds of years ago\, the last humans on Earth boarded the Exodus Fleet in search of a new home among the stars. After centuries spent wandering empty space\, their descendants were eventually accepted by the well-established species that govern the Milky Way. \nToday\, the Exodus Fleet is a living relic\, the birthplace of many\, yet a place few outsiders have ever visited. While the Exodans take great pride in their original community and traditions\, their culture has been influenced by others beyond their bulkheads. As many Exodans leave for alien cities or terrestrial colonies\, those who remain are left to ponder their own lives and futures: What is the purpose of a ship that has reached its destination? Why remain in space when there are habitable worlds available to live? What is the price of sustaining their carefully balanced way of life–and is it worth saving at all?” \nThis is a rain or shine event. In case of rain\, SELT’s Book Club will be held at SELT’s nearby downtown Exeter Office. \nWe are still partnering with our friends at Water Street Bookstore in Exeter\, who will donate 20% of the proceeds from Record of a Spaceborn Few to SELT – to order: \n\nGive them call at (603) 778-9731\, they can take your credit card over the phone and organize stoop pickup. They are also offering limited home delivery in the immediate Exeter area.\nYou can order through their website (www.waterstreetbooks.com) and get free shipping!\n\nRegistration required\, Click Here to Register
URL:https://seltnh.org/event/selt-book-club-record-of-a-spaceborn-few-by-becky-chambers/
LOCATION:Swasey Parkway\, Exeter\, NH\, 03833\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,SELT Event
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SUMMARY:SELT Book Club – The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
DESCRIPTION:Tremendously powerful and lushly romantic\, The God Of Small Things effectively shifts between two time periods: Rahel’s present-day trip home to see her mute\, haunted twin brother\, Estha\, and a December day 20 years before — the tumultuous day that tears the family apart. With mesmerizing language and lyrical descriptions of place that draw the reader into the pages\, Kerala\, India becomes its own character in this Booker Prize winning novel. \nWe are still partnering with our friends at Water Street Bookstore in Exeter\, who will donate 20% of the proceeds from The God of Small Things to SELT – to order: \n\nGive them call at (603) 778-9731\, they can take your credit card over the phone and organize stoop pickup. They are also offering limited home delivery in the immediate Exeter area.\nYou can order through their website (waterstreetbooks.com) and get free shipping!\n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR ZOOM INFO
URL:https://seltnh.org/event/selt-book-club-the-god-of-small-things-by-arundhati-roy/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Virtual Program
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201203T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201203T180000
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SUMMARY:SELT Book Club - Heart Spring Mountain
DESCRIPTION:The 2020 Fall book selection is Heart Spring Mountain by Robin MacArthur \nIt’s August 2011\, and Tropical Storm Irene has just wreaked havoc on Vermont\, flooding rivers and destroying homes. One thousand miles away—while tending bar in New Orleans—Vale receives a call and is told that her mother\, Bonnie\, has disappeared. Despite a years-long estrangement from Bonnie\, Vale drops everything and returns home to look for her. \nWritten with a striking sense of place\, Heart Spring Mountain is an arresting novel about returning home\, finding hope in the dark\, and of the power of the land—and the stories it harbors—to connect and to heal. It’s also an absorbing exploration of the small fractures that can make families break-and the lasting ties that bind them together. \nWe are still partnering with our friends at Water Street Bookstore in Exeter\, who will donate 20% of the proceeds from Heart Spring Mountain by Robin MacArthur to SELT – to order: \nGive them call at (603) 778-9731\, they can take your credit card over the phone and organize stoop pickup. They are also offering limited home delivery in the immediate Exeter area. \nYou can order through their website (waterstreetbooks.com) and get free shipping! \nRegistration required: Click Here to Register
URL:https://seltnh.org/event/selt-book-club-heart-spring-mountain/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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