2024 Everett Reads: Into the Wilderness

Diane Cook will speak about her award-winning book “The New Wilderness” on Friday, May 17 at 7:00 p.m. at the Weyerhaeuser Room, Everett Station, 3201 Smith Avenue. Diane Cook is a critically acclaimed novelist and Booker Prize Finalist. Her book “The New Wilderness” is a Washington Post, NPR, and Buzzfeed 2020 Best Book of the Year and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. “The New Wilderness” is a wildly imaginative debut novel of a mother’s battle to save her daughter in a world ravaged by climate change.

This event is free, and tickets are not required. Artisans PNW will have copies of the book for purchase at the event, and Diane Cook will be available for book signing after her presentation. Everett Reads is a community-wide reading initiative designed to deepen an appreciation of reading and unite the Everett community through conversation. Under the theme of Into the Wilderness, this year’s selection of authors and titles explore themes of climate change, nature, and survival. Community members are encouraged to read “The New Wilderness”; copies are available to check out at both library locations.