Our October pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This,” is Nate Blakeslee’s narrative nonfiction book “American Wolf.” Become a member of the book club by joining our Facebook group, or by signing up to our newsletter. Learn more about the book club here.

“American Wolf” tells the tale of O-Six, a Yellowstone National Park alpha female who became known as “the world’s most famous wolf,” and the people and politics that surrounded her. Below, see photos of the wolves, their human wolf watchers and some of the settings from the book, with insights from author Nate Blakeslee.

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Correction: This post has been updated to correct the name of wolf watcher Susan Rhem-Westhoff.