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Forest Euphoria: Mostly memoir but with cool (and some bummer) queer nature facts

Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian

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I have been in the throes of moving and unpacking for the last 6 weeks (give or take), so reading has been slow and distracted. Even getting through this 6 hour audiobook took 2 weeks, and I was certainly distracted through most of it. So definitely take this review with a grain of salt. The book seems to be broken down in the sections that match a set of anecdotes from the author’s life with thematically similar creatures in nature that highlight queerness, diversity in […]

Iceland Presents…. Ms. President

Vigdis: A Book About the World's First Female President by Rán Flygenring

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We are always talking about “we need more women in politics.” Well, we are just not looking in the right places. In 1980 Iceland elected its first female president, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir. And the book Vigdis: A Book About the World’s First Female President by Rán Flygenring shows us the background of that historical event. Not only was she the first of Iceland she is considered the first woman to be democratically elected president in 1980 (Isabel Perón of Argentina was the first woman president in […]

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First Bunnies Know and Grow (Baby Animals) by Laura Gehl and Amy Schimler-Safford

Puppies Know and Grow by Laura Gehl and Amy Schimler-Safford

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I like animals. I like books. And I like books about animals. This is mostly because while I like animals, I do not have the time to take care of them, so reading is the next best thing. And when it comes to books, I like introducing them to young listeners and readers, such as the publisher Barefoot Books. Barefoot Books has a boat load of goodies from board books to full on picture books which include fiction and nonfiction titles. Two of those that […]

Do Hard Things

Smile, or You're Doing it Wrong by Andy Glaze

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As I write this, Andy Glaze is almost 100 miles into the Arizona Monster 300 Trail Race. It’s over 300 miles of mostly trail running with a cut off of seven days. It’s really beyond my comprehension. I’ve backpacked about 250 miles, but it took me three weeks. Ten to fifteen miles of hiking per day with plenty of sleep is nothing like what’s happening in Arizona right now. I stumbled upon Andy on Instagram. He is a fire battalion chief in California and an ultrarunner. […]

Non fui, fui, non sum, non curo—“I was not. I was. I am not. I care not.”

Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife by Bart D. Ehrman

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* from a purely Western religion-focused viewpoint.   It was interesting to read about mainly Judaism/Christianity written by someone who was raised Episcopalian, became a Born-Again Christian and then chucked it all in to become an Atheist/Agnostic. Wanted to say to him “You think you’ll get letters over not believing in Heaven, Hell, or life after death? Not over the fact that you state Jesus was just some random Jewish prophet, and not in any way the Son of God? That won’t get a few […]

Don’t bug out!

Insectopolis: A Natural History by Peter Kuper

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Insectopolis: A Natural History by Peter Kuper is a crazy, wild, odd, neat, and informative read. I have read books on insects (mostly picture books and graphic novels for children to teens), but I think this might be my favorite read yet. Kuper mixes fiction, fantasy, speculative and non-fiction as the impact of these creatures unfolds.  We start with a brother and sister off in New York City, going to an exhibit at “some library.” The sister is a scientist, her brother a “dude” but […]



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