Good Living Book Club - November

Led by Gail Eckwright, Good Living Book Club Coordinator

Book Club Meeting Date: Sunday, November 9
Time: 3 - 4:30 p.m.
Place: The Good Food Gallery (near the Deli) small snack will be served.

We Will Be Jaguars: A Memoir of My People by Nemonte Nenquimo and Mitch Anderson

“... women are the voices of the forest … If we don’t speak for our mother, no one will.”

“... stories are what keep the rainforest alive … if the Waorani people lose their stories, then the forest will fall …”

Welcome back!

Shortly before her death, ethologist and conservationist Jane Goodall said: “Each and every one of you has a role to play … we are part of the natural world … even small actions make for great change." We Will Be Jaguars is the story of Nemonte Nenquimo, a woman who found her role and who, perhaps, may inspire others to find their roles, as well.

Nenquimo is a skillful memoirist and storyteller. Born into the Waorani indigenous people in the Ecuador rainforest, Nenquimo writes with great knowledge, compassion, and fierceness. She left the forest at a young age and learned the languages and ways of city-dwellers. Later she returned to the forest with a newfound urgency to protect it and the ways of indigenous people. Nenquimo’s story is a cautionary tale of unfettered development. But it is also a story filled with hope about the good that comes when people recognize their lives are inextricably intertwined with the natural world.

Please join us at our next Good Living Book Club meeting on Sunday, November 9, 3-4 p.m., for an engaging conversation about We Will Be Jaguars. We meet in the Co-op’s Good Food Gallery. All are welcome, no prior sign-up required. If you have any questions or special needs or requests, please contact Gail at bookclub@moscowfood.coop

Be sure to check local bookstores and libraries for a copy of this book. Bookpeople of Moscow offers a 15% discount to book club members for titles featured at club meetings. This title is also available for purchase online in ebook and audio formats.

Future Book Club dates and books:

December 14: Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai.

January 11, 2026: The Music of Bees by Eileen Garvin.

  • November 9 : We Will Be Jaguars by Nemonte Nenquimo

    A memoir about an indigenous childhood, a clash of cultures, and the fight to save the Amazon rainforest and protect her people.

    December 14: Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai. “Delicious and delectable!” (Fiction)

  • January: The Music of Bees by Eileen Garvin.

    Fiction. Oregon setting. Solid positive reviews by many national reviewing publications. Selected by GLBC regular.

    February: Taste by Stanley Tucci.

    Memoir by well-known foodie, actor, author. Taste is “a heartwarming read that will be irresistible for anyone who knows the power of a home-cooked meal” (from Goodreads). Selected by a GLBC regular.

    March: Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal.

    Fiction. New York Times Book Review Editor’s Pick and well-regarded by other reviewing sources. Selected by a GLBC regular.

    April: Dodge County Incorporated: Big Ag and the Undoing of Rural America by Sonja Trom Eayrs.

    This title is from the 2024 Foodtank website book list. It’s a “a compelling firsthand account of one family’s efforts to stand against corporate takeover” (from Amazon). GLBC members are interested in this title.

    May: The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride.

    Winner of multiple literary prizes, including Library of Congress prize for American fiction; Best Book of the year by NPR, Washington Post, New Yorker and Time magazines; New York Times Notable Book.

About the Good Living Book Club

The book club will meet monthly, on the second Sunday of the month, January - May and September - December. Led by Gail Eckwright. Each month we will talk about a book related to good food, good health, good work, good neighbors and friends, or just plain good life in general! Some of these books offer guidance or caveats on how to achieve these “goods;” others provide examples of lives well-lived or perhaps cautionary tales. You will find memoirs, how-tos, manifestos, and fiction among the book club selections. All have the potential to stimulate lively conversation.

All books are available for purchase from Bookpeople of Moscow or from other commercial sources. I am able to order up to 4 copies of a title from Bookpeople, to be purchased by club members at a discount; but remember, some publishers’ books are not discountable. This link provides more information about the book club ordering and discount program through Bookpeople: https://www.bookpeopleofmoscow.com/book-clubs

If you choose to purchase a book club title through Bookpeople, keep in mind that a maximum of 4 copies will be available at the 15% discount. Most titles are available for e-readers and in audiobook formats through other commercial sources, as well. Be sure to check local libraries for specific titles, too.

Questions:
If you have any questions, please contact Gail at bookclub@moscowfood.coop