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Friends of Princeton Open Space Nature Book Club

2026-06-12 10:30:00 2026-06-12 12:00:00 America/New_York Friends of Princeton Open Space Nature Book Club Mountain Lakes House -

Friday, June 12
10:30am - 12:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-06-12 10:30:00 2026-06-12 12:00:00 America/New_York Friends of Princeton Open Space Nature Book Club Join us at Mountain Lakes House to discuss "North Woods" by Daniel Mason. The discussion will include a history and tour of Mountain Lakes House. Mountain Lakes House -

Join us at Mountain Lakes House to discuss "North Woods" by Daniel Mason. The discussion will include a history and tour of Mountain Lakes House.

Presented in partnership with the Friends of Princeton Open Space and the Princeton Environmental Film Festival, this series is dedicated to readings about conservation, stewardship, and our relationship with nature. Led by Diana Newby, FOPOS board member and Associate Director of Writing at Princeton University, each meeting includes a discussion of the book and an accompanying activity. Registration is requested.

About the book
When a pair of young lovers absconds from a Puritan colony, little do they know that their humble cabin in the woods will become the home of an extraordinary succession of human and nonhuman characters alike. An English soldier, destined for glory, abandons the battlefields of the New World to devote himself to apples. A pair of spinster twins navigate war and famine, envy and desire. A crime reporter unearths a mass grave--only to discover that the ancient trees refuse to give up their secrets. A lovelorn painter, a sinister conman, a stalking panther, a lusty beetle: As each inhabitant confronts the wonder and mystery around them, they begin to realize that the dark, raucous, beautiful past is very much alive.

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AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Groups | *Registration Requested |

TAGS: | PEFF | book group |

Venue details


Mountain Lakes House
57 Mountain Ave
Princeton, NJ 08540

Drive down the long paved driveway entrance to the Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve, marked by a series of black mailboxes along Mountain Avenue. The gravel parking lot is located on the left, approximately 1/2 mile down the driveway.