MIDTOWN February 2027 — Is a River Alive?, by Robert Macfarlane

📖 Why this book? 📖

From the best-selling author of Underland and "the great nature writer…of this generation" (Wall Street Journal), a revelatory book that transforms how we imagine rivers - and life itself.
"As beautiful as the rivers and the hope he's describing." - Valorie Castellanos
Clark, Los Angeles Times
A New York Times Bestseller
Winner of the 2026 Sigurd F. Olson Nature
Writing Award
Winner of the 2026 Nautilus Book Award
Shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize
Special Jury Citation for the Banff Mountain Books Prize

Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker, Economist, Guardian, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Kirkus Reviews, and Publishers Weekly • A Time Must-Read Book • One of NPR's "Books We Love" • A Washington Post Notable Work of Nonfiction

Powered 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.
REVIEWS

• Booklist * Kirkus Reviews
• Library Journal * Publisher's Weekly
• Good Reading Magazine
  AWARDS
  Notable Books for Adults Libby Award Nominee

Hard to find a book? Suggest a title at your local library.

💠 What can I expect? 💠

We will meet in-person after hours in Time Tested Books. Front door will be unlocked, and staff will point the way.

💬 We catch up socially;
🧊 we recommend a book or author, and
📕 we start our book discussion at 7pm.

👜 WHAT DO I BRING? 👜

◾️A snack or drink to share
◾️$5 (cash or Venmo *8913)
◾️And you could bring your book 😄

✴️ Event Fee Details ✴️

The $5 is split between our access to this Meetup platform and our access to the meeting location.

You can venmo me (https://venmo.com/u/Rebecca-Bon *8913) or bring cash.

However❕We would never want you to miss a book club discussion because of the $5, so please message me if you have any concerns.

Thanks, and see you all soon!