Nature Literature discussion

Hi everyone,

I am now taking nominations for the May 2026 Book of the Month on this thread.

As a reminder, here are the rules:
- Please try to include a link to the book if you can
- Check the Previous BOTM list to ensure we haven't read it before (https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...)
- Limit your nomination to one book per month so everyone has an equal chance of winning
- Get your nomination in by Thursday, April 9th - the poll will go up on Friday, April 10th.

Thank you,
Becky

I’ve been enjoying on PBS the new Ken Burns’ documentary on Thoreau. Perhaps something by Thoreau would be nice.

The Heart of the Wild: Essays on Nature, Conservation, and the Human Future.

https://press.princeton.edu/books/har...

John wrote: "I’ve been enjoying on PBS the new Ken Burns’ documentary on Thoreau. Perhaps something by Thoreau would be nice."

I agree, John. I'm so pleased Ken Burns took Thoreau on in his latest project. It's been awhile since I've read Walden, and we've never had that as a Book of the Month. How would you feel about that title? Walden or, Life in the Woods

Becky wrote: "John wrote: "I’ve been enjoying on PBS the new Ken Burns’ documentary on Thoreau. Perhaps something by Thoreau would be nice."

I agree, John. I'm so pleased Ken Burns took Thoreau on in his latest..."

I would enjoy and partake in a group read, Becky.

I watched the entire documentary and thoroughly enjoyed it. I felt it was pitch perfect on his life, times, and work.

This paragraph alone makes me want to dive into Walden.

This is a delicious evening, when the whole body is one sense, and imbibes delight through every pore. I go and come with a strange liberty in Nature, a part of herself. As I walk along the stony shore of the pond in my shirt sleeves, though it is cool as well as cloudy and windy, and I see nothing special to attract me, all the elements are unusually congenial to me. The bullfrogs usher in the night, and the note of the whippoorwill is borne on the rippling wind from over the water. Sympathy with the fluttering alder and poplar leaves almost takes away my breath; yet, like the lake, my serenity is rippled but not ruffled.

John wrote: "This paragraph alone makes me want to dive into Walden.

This is a delicious evening, when the whole body is one sense, and imbibes delight through every pore. I go and come with a strange liberty ..."

Thanks for typing that out, John. Lovely! As an FYI, this group's avatar photo was one I took while standing at the original site of his cabin, looking out on Walden Pond.

Thank you for your suggestions, everyone. The poll is now up and this thread is closed.