Wild Book Club

Wild Book Club: Friday October 6, 3:30-5:00pm

Our “book” this month is actually a recent episode of the Tim Ferriss Show in which Tim interviews Boyd Varty, a humble, funny, and charming South African lion tracker whose experiences on his family’s multi-generational wildlife reserve, Londolozi, are a privilege to be privy to. Wild Book Club will center around this two and a half hour interview.

And for anyone who’s inspired to go further, consider reading one or both of Body Varty’s actual books:

• "The Lion Tracker’s Guide" to Life a slim volume in which Boyd, who’s also a life coach and gifted storyteller, shares ancient wisdom that can teach you to recognize the essential ingredients of a meaningful life. Or

• "Cathedrals of the Wild," memoir of Boyd's somewhat harrowing and epically nature-connected life at Londolozi (where Nelson Mandela came to recover upon being released after 27 years of imprisonment).
  
  Please RSVP to let us know if you’re interested, and we'll be in touch with any weather-related updates as October 6 approaches.

Location is Tes's house: 138 Calkins Cross Road, New Marlborough. Weather permitting, we'll walk 5 minutes down the road into the woods to meet around our campfire.

Wild Book Club is free. For women. Bring your friends.

Also bring paper and pen, and a camp chair or blanket to sit on. 

And you’re welcome to bring food and drink.

Please RSVP to let us know you’re interested and we'll be in touch with any weather-related updates as May 17 approaches.

Previously read for Wild Book Club:

Two Old Women: An Alaskan Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival by Velma Wallis
Martin Marten by Brian Doyle

Wesley The Owl: The Remarkable Story of an Owl and His Girl by Stacy O’Brien

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Coyote: Seeking the Hunter in Our Midst by Catherine Reid

TESTIMONIALS

“Wild Book Club is a special gathering of women (often at the edge of the forest around a campfire with shared treats) who enjoy exploring together books related to the natural world.  Every circle is a combination of new and old friends that adds variety, new insights, experiences and strengthens a powerful and growing network.  The discussions are lively, thought-.provoking and always a time to reconnect to nature and our place in this magical world.”