Readalikes: If you enjoyed June's selection . . .

If you enjoyed The Overstory by Richard Powers, then you might also enjoy the following books and films suggested by a variety of readers and reviewers.

In a review for Booklist (March 7, 2018), Donna Seaman lists some classic works of ecofiction, including the following:

• The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey
• A Friend of the Earth by T. C. Boyle
• The Living by Annie Dillard
• The Tree-Sitter by Suzanne Matson
• The Cookbook Collector by Allegra Goodman
• The Widower's Tale by Julia Glass
• Barkskins by Annie Proulx
• At the Edge of the Orchard by Tracy Chevalier

In the DC Swarthmore Book Group Blog, Professor Bolton notes two works of nonfiction and two documentaries that he says inspired Powers' novel:

• The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
• The Legacy of Luna by Julia Butterfly Hill
• Intelligent Trees (documentary)
• If a Tree Falls (documentary)

In a By the Book (March 28, 2019) interview with the New York Times, Powers says he read over 120 books about trees and mentions several:

• A Natural History of North American Trees by Donald Culross Peattie, 
• Magnificent Trees of the New York Botanical Garden by Todd A. Forrest
• To Speak for the Trees: My Life's Journey from Ancient Celtic Wisdom to a Healing Vision of the Forest by Diana Beresford-Kroeger

And our discussion group members suggested the following titles:

• Finding the Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard, on whom the character of Patricia is based
• The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
• A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
• Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty
• Serena and In the Valley by Ron Rash