Our October pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This,” is Nate Blakeslee’s narrative nonfiction book “American Wolf.” It tells the tale of O-Six, a Yellowstone alpha female who became known as “the world’s most famous wolf,” and the people and politics that surrounded her. 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.

Below are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month. You can also submit your own questions for Nate Blakeslee on our Facebook page, which he will answer on the NewsHour broadcast at the end of the month.

1. When you think of wolves, what comes to mind? A fairy tale, a fable? A mammal? Do you think of a dangerous predator, or the beauty of the wild? Why do you think this is what you think of first?

2. Blakeslee tells us that wolves used to be bountiful in North America. Why did they mostly die out?