Rooted & Reading Socials
Join us for a relaxed book club social celebrating nature, trees, and the environment 🌿 We’ll gather to discuss eco-inspired reads, share ideas about conservation and community action, and enjoy good conversation in a welcoming, laid-back setting. Whether you’re a seasoned environmentalist or just curious about greener living, come connect with fellow readers who care about the natural world.
WHERE: Petty Thieves Brewing Co
413 Dalton Ave Suite B, Charlotte, NC 28206
WHEN: Every three months, last Thursdays of the month at 6pm – 8pm (see specific dates below)
Rooted & Reading Books
October – December 2026: “The Light Eaters” by Zoë Schlanger
Social Date: December 3rd, 6pm at Petty Thieves Brewing Co.
Register for the book club socials here!
Quick Synopsis: “The Light Eaters is a deep immersion into the drama of green life and the complexity of this wild and awe-inspiring world that challenges our very understanding of agency, consciousness, and intelligence. In looking closely, we see that plants, rather than imitate human intelligence, have perhaps formed a parallel system. What is intelligent life if not a vine that grows leaves to blend into the shrub on which it climbs, a flower that shapes its bloom to fit exactly the beak of its pollinator, a pea seedling that can hear water flowing and make its way toward it? Zoë Schlanger takes us across the globe, digging into her own memories and into the soil with the scientists who have spent their waking days studying these amazing entities up close.
What can we learn about life on Earth from the living things that thrive, adapt, consume, and accommodate simultaneously? More important, what do we owe these life forms once we come to understand their rich and varied abilities? Examining the latest epiphanies in botanical research, Schlanger spotlights the intellectual struggles among the researchers conceiving a wholly new view of their subject, offering a glimpse of a field in turmoil as plant scientists debate the tenets of ongoing discoveries and how they influence our understanding of what a plant is.” – Goodreads
Past Reads
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- January – March 2026: “Nature’s Best Hope” by Douglas Tallamy
- April – June 2026: “The Overstory” by Richard Powers
- July – September 2026: “In Trees: An Exploration” by Richard Moor
Support Local Bookstores
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- Find your local bookstore by visiting Charlotte’s Got a Lot’s recommended list.
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- Buy your book on Bookshop.org while supporting local, small bookstores.
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- Rent your book from your local Charlotte Mecklenburg Library – audiobook options available through Libby with your account!
Thank you to our event space sponsor!
