May 14, 2026

NH Audubon Second Quarter Book Club Meeting - The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne by Chris Sweeney

Join us for the 2026 second quarter NH Audubon book club book discussion via Zoom of The Feather Detective. This book, written by award-winning journalist Chris Sweeney, who charts the astonishing life and work of Roxie Laybourne, a diminutive but singular woman with thick glasses, a heavy Carolina drawl, and a passion for birds. Roxie shattered stereotypes and pushed boundaries. Her story is one of persistence and grit, obsession, and ingenuity. The meeting, facilitated by Community Outreach Coordinator Anita Fernandez, will focus on themes, reactions, and takeaways from this book.

Purchase this title through NH Audubon’s Nature Stores (at the Massabesic or McLane Center) and mention the book club to receive a 10% discount. If you purchase all four 2026 book club books, you will receive an even larger discount.

The other book club books and their meeting dates are as follows:

• February 12, 2026 – Everyone's Trash: One Man Against 1.6 Billion Pounds by Duncan Watson
• August 13, 2026 - Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian
• November 12, 2026 - Rebugging the Planet: The Remarkable Things that Insects (and Other Invertebrates) Do And Why We Need to Love Them More by Vicki Hird

Also, mark your calendars for Thursday, July 16, when Chris Sweeney will join us at the McLane Center for a live presentation and book signing!

Please RSVP HERE