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Some advance copies of my next book "When Trees Testify" have gone out into the world.

Release date: January 20, 2026

What a journey it has been thus far, and looking forward to the continuing journey ahead.

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Image of stack of four copies of the book "When Trees Testify" by Beronda Montgomery with text above that reads "#WhenTreesTestify Coming Jan. 2026'"
June 18, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Excited to engage with When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America's Black Botanical Legacy (from @henryholtbooks.bsky.social / @macmillanusa.bsky.social with the NewSouth Bookstore audience in Montgomery AL on Tuesday March 24 @5:30 PM CDT

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Bookstore event flyer with picture of Beronda Montgomery (center) and cover of book When Trees Testify Science Wisdom History and America's Black Botanical Legacy (right). Text to left reads: Beronda Montgomery joins us for talk about When Trees Testify Tuesday, March 24 at 5:30pm at The NewSouth Bookstore We're excited to announce a bookstore talk by Beronda L. Montgomery in connection with her new book, When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America's Black Botanical Legacy. This stunning cultural and personal reclamation of Black history and Black botanical mastery offers up lessons from the natural world shared through the stories of long-lived trees. THE NEWSOUTH BOOKSTORE logo
March 24, 2026 at 1:38 AM
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When Trees Testify (from @henryholt.bsky.social) events are scheduling!

January 21st, I'll be in conversation with John T. Price hosted by @beaverdalebooks.bsky.social & located @ co-host Des Moines Botanical Garden

More locations being shared this week!

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Left: logos for Beaverdale Books (upper) and Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden (middle), and photo of John T. Price (lower); middle: cover of When Trees Testify; and right, photo of author Beronda L. Montgomery Text above photos reads: Meet the Author Beronda L. Montgomery Wednesday, January 21 | 6:30 p.m. Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden 900 Robert D. Ray Drive
December 29, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Yet we carry on & will not be deterred. I'm carrying this forward not just for me but because it honors the history & lives of family & ancestors.
#WhenTreesTestify... January 2026
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June 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Early "When Trees Testify" reader reviews are coming in. Thanks Jessica!
"This is part memoir, part history, part botanical education...Fans of Michael Twitty, Tiya Miles, and Robin Wall Kimmerer take note."
-Jessica, Librarian, 5 Stars on Netgalley
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"This is part memoir, part history, part botanical education. When Trees Testify looks at the history of eight types of trees and their relationship to Black Americans. From Pecans to Apple trees. From stolen botanical knowledge, to strange fruit, to Black Botanists week. Fans of Michael Twitty, Tiya Miles, and Robin Wall Kimmerer take note." -Jessica, Librarian, 5 Stars on Netgalley
December 23, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Grateful for another early reader review:
"I love books that teach me things that I do not know, & build on topics that I have shallow knowledge of. When the Trees Testify is one of those books! Loved it."
-Ada, Reviewer, 4 Stars on Netgalley
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Pre-order now!
"I love books that teach me things that I do not know, and build on topics that I have shallow knowledge of. When the Trees Testify is one of those books! Loved it." -Ada, Reviewer, 4 Stars on Netgalley
December 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM