Richard Powers

In Richard Powers’ latest novel, several strangers from various time periods are brought together by their shared connection to trees — ranging from a scientist to a Vietnam soldier to an undergrad in the ‘80s who parties too much. Tonight, Powers will be at Alphabet City for a reading of his twelfth book The Overstory, a story propelled by its activism and nature-bound devices. The plot focuses on the relationship between humans and the world that lives around us and seeks to teach the reader how communication can go far beyond words and sounds, but deep into our roots. -Lauren Ortego