Deep Roots Book Group

Join gardeners and nature enthusiasts for deep discussion of books in connection with the Ames Seed Library. 

Topics will touch on seeds and plants, gardening, community-building, and the relationship between humans, animals, and plants. 

Book selections include both fiction and non-fiction intended for general audience.
 

2025

• September 23 – Night Magic by Leigh Ann Henion
• October 28 – All Over Creation by Ruth Ozeki
• November 18: The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year by Margaret Renkl
• December 16: Migrations by Charlotte Mcconaghy
   

2026

• January 27: Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton
• February 24: A Botanist’s Guide to Parties and Poisons by Kate Khavari
• March 24: When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America’s Black Botanical Legacy by Beronda Montgomery
• April 28: Last Garden in England by Julia Kelly
• May 26: Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian

Supported by the Ames Public Library Friends Foundation.