List: 'The Overstory' | Curated by Julie Borden

Mar 9, 2025
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'The Overstory'A book "review" a bite at a time, passage-by-passage
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An ‘Overstory’ InventoryOne year later
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Feb 28
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The Hoel Chestnut, Part 2Silently present in ‘The Overstory’
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Jan 6
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The Hoel ChestnutSentinel tree in ‘The Overstory’
Dec 30, 2024
Dec 30, 2024
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The Book That Changes EverythingDr. Westerford’s masterpiece in ‘The Overstory’
Dec 23, 2024
Dec 23, 2024
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Low Key Love in ‘The Overstory’The miracle of being understood
Dec 10, 2024
Dec 10, 2024
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Dr. Patricia WesterfordNature’s emissary in ‘The Overstory’
Nov 27, 2024
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Nov 27, 2024
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The Gift of Other Worlds in ‘The Overstory’Neelay is eleven when his accident leaves him disabled. He has already spent years with a single-minded focus on creating and expanding…
Nov 18, 2024
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Nov 18, 2024
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Neelay’s Vision in ‘The Overstory’Neelay and his father finish building the computer within days of its arrival. He begins to grasp the potential in front of him…
Nov 11, 2024
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Nov 11, 2024
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Neelay and the Seeds of GeniusI’ve marveled before at the parallels Powers draws between nature and the expansion of technology in the vast, sweeping narrative of The…
Nov 4, 2024
Nov 4, 2024
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Adam Finds His Path in ‘The Overstory’Adam leaves that science fair disillusioned and cynical, his love of learning extinguished — for a while.
Oct 28, 2024
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Oct 28, 2024
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Adam Grows Up in ‘The Overstory’Mr. Appich plants trees for each of his children, an act that shows some reverence for life. But he is also the father whose presence…
Oct 21, 2024
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Oct 21, 2024
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Adam Appich — In the BeginningWhen we first meet Adam in The Overstory, he is five, clearly a sensitive child, incredibly observant of all that is alive (“or nearly…
Oct 14, 2024
Oct 14, 2024
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Mimi and Douglas in ‘The Overstory’Part two: The biggest questions
Sep 30, 2024
Sep 30, 2024
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Mimi and Douglas in ‘The Overstory’Mimi Ma and Douglas Pavlicek meet among the stumps of her beloved pine grove. He was there the night they cut it down, actually climbed one…
Sep 25, 2024
Sep 25, 2024
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Guiding Forces in ‘The Overstory’Part two: What’s crazier?
Sep 14, 2024
Sep 14, 2024
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Guiding Forces in ‘The Overstory’After Olivia has her near-death experience and is revived, she slips out of the hospital unnoticed, goes home, and barricades herself in…
Sep 5, 2024
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Sep 5, 2024
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Awestruck in ‘The Overstory’The sole survivor of tragedy, Nicholas Hoel’s existence has been lonely. His creativity sustains him, but his magnificent “tree art” is…
Aug 12, 2024
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Aug 12, 2024
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Green Beginnings in ‘The Overstory’Part three: Lost
Jul 29, 2024
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Jul 29, 2024
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Green Beginnings in ‘The Overstory’Part Two: Growth — Planting with care, nurturing with love
Jul 20, 2024
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Jul 20, 2024
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Green Beginnings in ‘The Overstory’Part one: Discovery
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Jul 8, 2024
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