SF Station: The Drunken Botanist: An Intoxicating Evening with Author Amy Stewart Amy Stewart, author of the New York Times bestsellers Wicked Plants and Wicked Bugs, returns to the Conservatory of Flowers to discuss her latest hit, The Drunken Botanist: The Plants that Create the ... Monday, 6 p.m.: Book talk and book signing with Amy Stewart, author of “The Drunken Botanist: The Plants that Create the World’s Great Drinks” (Algonquin Books). Stewart is the award-winning author of ...

Understanding the Context

Wicked Plants is a new book documenting the sometimes deadly plant kingdom. Author Amy Stewart writes about illegal, dangerous and toxic species,... 'Wicked Plants' Creep Through Brooklyn Gardens ... People collect all kinds of things — stamps, coins, books.

Key Insights

But trees? The title of Amy Stewart’s delightful new book, “The Tree Collectors,” uses the term “collector” loosely. Some of the 50 ... Amy Stewart is a gardener. A gardener who likes to tell stories.

Final Thoughts

And for her, the best stories are the ones that start in her garden. Stewart has written four books, which, like a well-turned compost ... If you named Homo sapiens the world’s deadliest inhabitants, you’d be wrong. The lowly mosquito has killed more people than all of history’s wars combined. In her new book “Wicked Bugs” author Amy ... Authorities have identified a man found dead near Bagby Hot Springs as 48-year-old Wayne Alan Sturdevant of Texas.

New law expands housing access in Woodburn and other midsized cities A new state law ... Lincoln Journal Star: Best-selling author of 'Wicked Plants' to speak at SCC