This month we will be reading The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration Into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery.

Goodreads Choice AwardNominee for Best Science & Technology (2015)

In pursuit of the wild, solitary, predatory octopus, popular naturalist Sy Montgomery has practiced true immersion journalism. From New England aquarium tanks to the reefs of French Polynesia and the Gulf of Mexico, she has befriended octopuses with strikingly different personalities—gentle Athena, assertive Octavia, curious Kali, and joyful Karma. Each creature shows her cleverness in myriad ways: escaping enclosures like an orangutan, jetting water to bounce balls; and endlessly tricking companions with multiple “sleights of hand” to get food.

Check out our previous book group reads by visiting our virtual group Goodreads NPL Evening Book Group. 

This event is part of our Earth Day Event Series going on in April/May.