Robert Mello at the Green Mountain Book Festival

When the Trees Came Back author Robert Mello will appear at the 2026 Green Mountain Book Festival as part of its Climate, Critters & Canopies festival in Burlington, Vermont on Saturday, September 19th. 

Here's the schedule of events: 

• 11:00AM-12:00PM EcoSystems (Forests), with Ethan Tapper, Bob Zaino and Bob Mello. Moderated by V.J. Comai, Burlington City Arborist at Phoenix Book Store, Burlington.
• 1:30PM-2:30PM Writing About Climate Change, with Paul Bierman, Megan Mayhew Bergman, and Amy Seidl at Phoenix Book Store, Burlington.
• 3:00-4:00PM Environmental Policy & Civic Action, with Bob Mello, Susan Kaplan, Paul Bierman, Michael Snyder at Phoenix Book Store, Burlington.
• 7:00PM Keynote Speaker, Ethan Tapper at the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington.

 For more details, visit the Green Mountain Book Festival's website.