Birdy Book Club

Join us for our club-within-a-club:
the Grand Rapids Audubon Club's
Birdy Book Club.

About the club:

  • Buy or borrow the book and complete the reading before the meeting. Get 10% off the price of the book if you purchase at Books & Mortar (be sure to mention it's for the GRAC Birdy Book Club!)

  • There is no cost to participate (apart from any books you opt to purchase)

  • Book club will meet 6 p.m. the second Monday of every other month, beginning in January 2024, at Books & Mortar.

  • Titles for the next book club are announced at the previous meeting (the March 2024 book will be announced in January 2024, and so on)

  • Come with an open mind and ready to share your own thoughts, opinions and observations about the book, and any topics related to the reading

  • This is a space for mutually respectful, curious and sometimes challenging conversations. Happy reading!

Book List

Next title:

May 2024: “What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds" by Jennifer Ackerman

Upcoming titles:

July 2024: “The Backyard Bird Chronicles" by Amy Tan (published April 23, 2024)

September 2024: “Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard,” by Doug Tallamy

November 2024: “Feather Quest,” by Pete Dunne


Past titles:

March 2024: “Flight Paths: How a Passionate and Quirky Group of Pioneering Scientists Solved the Mystery of Bird Migration” by Rebecca Heisman

January 2024: “Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World” by Christian Cooper