Name: Read Between the Spines: Author Series
Start: 2025-04-12T10:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-04-12T11:30:00-07:00

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Read Between the Spines: Author Series

DATE: April 12
TIME: 10-11:30 a.m.
PRICE: Members: $14.95 | Non-Members: $29.95

“Orchid Muse: A History of Obsession in Fifteen Flowers”

Join us during our inaugural orchid exhibit, Orchid Fever, for a talk by Erica Hannickel, author of the award-winning book “Orchid Muse”. Inspired by Charles Darwin’s work with orchids, Hannickel interweaves stories of the past to highlight and celebrate the role of this fascinating plant in promoting an end to slavery in America and around the world. Following the talk, books will be available for purchase and signing.

About the Author

Erica Hannickel is a master gardener, a nonfiction author and former professor of environmental history. Her most recent book “Orchid Muse: A History of Obsession in Fifteen Flowers” was longlisted for the 2023 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award, shortlisted for the 2023 Wisconsin Library Association Nonfiction Award and won the 2023 Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries Literature Award.

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