Doris Betts Book Club at Pittsboro Presbyterian Church
Pittsboro Presbyterian Church 95 East Street, PittsboroLast Tuesday of every month at 11 am Fellowship Hall Join us for the Doris Betts Book Club meeting for a lively discussion of this month’s book. How does it work? Group members select books, both fiction and nonfiction, with themes and challenges that draw us to consider the role of faith and spirituality in our lives. Didn’t finish the book? (or even read it?!) Come anyway and enjoy the fellowship, conversation and intellectual stimulation. Have a book you’ve read that you’d love to discuss? Come and propose it to the group! We look forward to seeing you there. June 28, 2022 “The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency” by Alexander McCall Smith Led by Martha Adcox Precious Ramotswe has only just set up shop as Botswana's No.1 (and only) lady detective when she is hired to track down a missing husband, uncover a con man, and follow a wayward daughter. However, the case that tugs at her heart, and lands her in danger, is a missing eleven-year-old boy, who may have been snatched by witchdoctors
Barbara J. Sullivan presents CLIMATE CHANGE GARDENING FOR THE SOUTH, with Elaine Maisner at Flyleaf Books
Flyleaf Books 752 MLK Jr Blvd, Chapel HillGardeners across the nation are seeing clear signs of trouble in their home gardens, no matter the size—like many aspects of life on our warming planet, gardening practices need updates. In the Southeast, gardeners are under pressure to deal with increasing weather extremes, shifting hardiness zones, and seasonal unpredictability. Such environmental conditions are increasingly tough on plants as well as insects, pollinators, birds, and mammals. In this lively and heartening guide, Barbara J. Sullivan offers an essential, easy-to-use resource for adapting to the new realities of climate change. This book will empower southerners to grow beautiful gardens while using gardening practices that contribute to solutions for our shared environment. Barbara J. Sullivan, author of Garden Perennials for the Coastal South, lives and gardens in Wilmington, North Carolina. UNC Press executive editor Elaine Maisner retired in April 2022 after 35 years in publishing, including the past 28 years at UNC Press, where she established award-winning lists in the areas of religious studies, Latin American and Caribbean studies, and food studies.
