Please contact  Amy Lou if you are planning a book discussion about Every Natural Fact.  If her schedule allows, she's happy to attend or call in to book club meetings. Also see the Apex interview to explore some background information  about Every Natural Fact for your book group discussion. 
Some suggested Book Club discussion questions:


How would or should your classify Every Natural Fact? Is it memoir, parenting, nature, women's studies, or natural history?


In chapter one, Jenkins seems to be writing about the differences between men and women.  Does she resolve any of the differences?


In chapter two, death looms large in the themes.  Does the author suggest that death is tragic?


In chapter three, the themes of family culture meld with the culture of the land. Are landscapes important to the development of shared values?    


In chapter four, humans work to restore whooping crane migration routes.  Is the subtheme of nurture abandoned in this chapter or is it the main point of the essay?


Chapter five differs from the rest of the book because another character joins the nature explorations.  Why might African Americans appearance in nature literature be infrequent?  


Chapter six seems to offer a bit of praise for the state of being a nerd. Why might anyone come to peace with the status of being a nerd and how does the author resolve this for herself?


Chapter seven carries tension in the relationship of the characters in a way that differs from the rest of the book.  Do mother and child resolve this tension in a way that differs from the way they might have dealt with the problem in a more scheduled indoor day?


Chapter eight deals with a dream. How does the dream serve the story? How might the authors age affect her interpretation of the dream?


Chapter nine tells the reader why the author and her son walk.  How does this experience change the development  and or interpretation of a life? What is to be gained by spending time in natural spaces both alone and with people you love?


Chapter ten carries many of the symbols of a religious service.  What are some of these cues and symbols and what is the message of these symbols?  Does the final action in the book stand for anything specific, or might it stand for several possible things?