For this month’s Random Review at the library, Megan Jones, a conservation social scientist at Oregon State University, will review Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life, by Ferris Jabr.
Folks can attend in-person or online. Schedule for Wednesday, January 14, at 12 pm, the in-person program takes place in Corvallis-Benton County Public Library’s Main Meeting Room or you can click here to attend the livestream. Like always, Random Review is free.
About the book and author
Ferris Jabr (“JAY-bur”) of Portland, Oregon, is a New York Times bestselling author and a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine. He also has written for The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Harper’s, National Geographic, Scientific American and other publications. In Becoming Earth he explores the latest science on our planet’s complex web of life, the changes wrought to it by human beings, and the latest thinking from top scientists about how we can mitigate and turn around those destructive changes.
About the reviewer
Megan Jones is an assistant professor and assistant unit leader in the Oregon Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research unit of OSU’s Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Sciences department. Her research focuses on understanding and improving environmental communication. Some of her ongoing research topics include human-beaver coexistence, salmon and steelhead hatcheries, and climate adaptation. In her spare time she enjoys bird watching, etymology, and fruit gleaning.
About Random Review
Random Review is a deep exploration of a selected book by a reviewer with expertise on the topic or theme of that book. Sometimes reviewers cover a classic, series, genre, or author, but usually they cover a specific title. The organizers say that whether you have read the selection or not, you will love Random Review.
Random Review is co-sponsored by The Friends and Foundation of the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library. Reviews are held on the second Wednesday of the month from noon to 1 pm in the library’s Main Meeting Room. They are also livestreamed. To learn more about Random Review, click here.
For more information, you can also contact the library at 541-766-6793. For accommodations, you can call 541-766-6928.
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