Join us when science writer\, Zoë\; Sc hlanger discusses her newest book\, The Light Eaters: How the Unseen&n bsp\;World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Ear th. The Light Eaters is a New York Times bestseller that has been dubbed a groundbreaking work of popular \;science that probes th e hidden world of the plant kingdom. It is a deep immersion into the drama of \;green life and the complexity of this wild and awe-inspiring wor ld that challenges our very understanding \;of agency\, consciousness\ , and intelligence. \;
\nZoë\; is a staff writer at \;th e Atlantic\, where she covers climate change. The Light Eater s\, is a New York Times bestselling book \;about the world of pla nt-behavior-and-intelligence research\, published by HarperCollins. Her wo rk has \;appeared in The New York Times\, NPR\, and The N ew York Review of Books\, among other major outlets. \;She was th e recipient of a 2017 National Association of Science Writers reporting aw ard for coverage of \;air pollution in Detroit\, and a finalist for th e 2019 Livingston Award for a series on water politics at the \;Texas- Mexico border. She is often a guest speaker at journalism schools. She liv es in New York. \;
\nCopies of The Light Eaters will be available for purchase and signing courtesy of Gramercy Books.
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ank you to the Bexley Community Foundation for their generous financial su
pport and to Rooted in \;Bexley\, a dynamic collaboration among Bexley
Bloomers\, Bexley Community Gardens\, Bexley Tree and
Public Gardens
Commission\, and Heritage Gardens for presenting this program.
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