We’re excited to once again partner with The Nature of Reading Bookshop for the 2026 Annual Meeting. Owner Hailey Brock will be on site with a pop-up bookshop featuring a curated selection of nature writing, environmental literature, and native plant gardening titles.
The Nature of Reading Bookshop, located at 4 Green Village Road in Madison, NJ, specializes in nature writing, climate change books, and eco-fiction. It’s the perfect partner for our conference.
Book Signings
Garden Revolution by Larry Weaner and Thomas Christopher will be available for signing by Larry Weaner. This groundbreaking 2016 guide demonses how to create sustainable, wildlife-friendly landscapes using native plants.
Poet Ann E. Wallace, the 2023-2024 Poet Laureate of Jersey City, will also be signing her works. Ann writes poetry and creative nonfiction about living with nature, gardening, and our relationship with the environment. Her books include Days of Grace and Silence and Counting by Sevens.
Click here to preorder Larry and Ann’s books to have them signed at the 2026 Annual Meeting.
Please email info@thenatureofreading.com if you have any questions about the preorder process.
Book Recommendations
The Native Plant Society of New Jersey and The Nature of Reading Bookshop have put together a list of recommendations of some our favorite books about native plants.
Click here to preorder any of these special recommendations for pickup at the conference. The Nature of Reading Bookshop will have dozens of additional books available for purchase the conference for your browsing convenience as well.
Attending the conference virtually? You can stop by The Nature of Reading during their opening hours to shop their environmental books and sustainable gift items, or you can click here to browse a selection of the books they’ll be bringing to the conference. Those books and any others you see on The Nature of Reading website are available for purchase online and can be shipped directly to you. Please email info@thenatureofreading.com if you have any questions—they are happy to help.