Charles Hood discusses Nocturnalia at Bart’s Books in Ojai.

302 West Matilija Street, Ojai, CA.

Gather at Bart’s Books darkening courtyard with poet-naturalist Charles Hood to hear about the exquisite and intricate inner workings of nature after nightfall, flora that unfurl under moonshine, and the creatures that go bump in the night.

“Hood is the love child of Rebecca Solnit and Edward Abbey, assuming such a child had been raised in an art colony by demented garden gnomes.”––Michael Guista

This event is free to attend, no need to RSVP. Come out, buy a book, and grab a seat in the courtyard.

Charles Hood is a poet and naturalist who lives in the Mojave Desert. His previous books with Heyday include Wild Sonoma: Exploring Nature in Wine Country and A Salad Only the Devil Would Eat: The Joys of Ugly Nature. Always ready for the next excursion, he owns three bat detectors, nine headlamps and flashlights, and a hardcopy world atlas.