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Endemic by James Harding-Morris
Synopsis: Meet the rare, obscure and utterly British species found nowhere else on earth.Around 70,000 species call Britain home, but how many of them can be found here and only here? Join conservationist James Harding-Morris as he uncovers the stories of our endemic wildlife – the plants, animals and fungi that are unique to these islands. Determined…
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WWW Wednesday: 11/03/26
Happy Wednesday! It’s been a minute since I last did one of these! Uni deadlines are looming and I haven’t had the time to write too much recently, but I have still been reading. WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam Taking On A World of Words, where bloggers answer the following questions:…
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Mad Sisters of Esi by Tashan Mehta
Synopsis: Myung and Laleh are keepers of the whale of babel. They roam within its cosmic chambers, speak folktales of themselves, and pray to an enigmatic figure they know only as ‘Great Wisa’. To Laleh, this is everything. For Myung, it is not enough. When Myung flees the whale, she stumbles into a new universe…
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Let’s Talk Bookish: Women Who’ve Shaped My Reading Life.
Happy Friday! This post is pre-written, so apologies if you leave a comment and it takes me a couple of days to respond. Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly bookish discussion meme created by Rukky @Eternity Books and co-hosted by Aria @Book Nook Bits and Dini @DiniPandaReads. Each Friday, bloggers will write posts about a particular topic and share on their blog.…
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When the Forest Breathes by Suzanne Simard
Synopsis: Raised in a family of loggers committed to sensible forest stewardship, Simard has watched as timber companies leave forests at higher risk for wildfires, water crises, and plant and animal extinction. But her research has the potential to chart a new course. The forest, she reveals, is a symphony of finely honed cycles of regeneration—from…
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February Wrap Up
Month two down, and yes, it is still raining in the southwest of the UK. I don’t usually mind the rain, but it’s getting a bit much now, especially as it’s leading to so much flooding, which cuts off a lot of our villages (including my workplace!). Is there such thing as a sunshine-dance?? Reading…
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