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Lanny by Max Porter
Synopsis: Not far from London, there is a village. This village belongs to the people who live in it and to those who lived in it hundreds of years ago. It belongs to England’s mysterious past and its confounding present. It belongs to families dead for generations, and to those who have only recently moved…
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Non-Fiction November: New to My TBR
I’m so excited to take part in the Non-Fiction November blog event this year! Running for five weeks from Monday, October 27th to Sunday, November 30th, each week participants will discuss different prompts relating to their non-fiction reading. Week 5 is hosted by Deb at She Seeks Nonfiction. I’ve loved taking part in Non-Fiction November this…
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We Will Not Be Saved by Nemonte Nenquimo
Synopsis: Born into the Waorani tribe of Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest, Nemonte Nenquimo was taught about plant medicines, foraging, oral storytelling, and shamanism by her elders. Age 14, she left the forest for the first time to study with an evangelical missionary group in the city. Eventually, her ancestors began appearing in her dreams, pleading with…
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Non-Fiction November: Diverse Perspectives
I’m so excited to take part in the Non-Fiction November blog event this year! Running for five weeks from Monday, October 27th to Sunday, November 30th, each week participants will discuss different prompts relating to their non-fiction reading. Week 4 is hosted by Rebekah at She Seeks Nonfiction. This weeks prompt is one of the reasons…
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Non-Fiction November: Book Pairings
I’m so excited to take part in the Non-Fiction November blog event this year! Running for five weeks from Monday, October 27th to Sunday, November 30th, each week participants will discuss different prompts relating to their non-fiction reading. Week 3 is hosted by Liz at Adventures in Reading, Running and Working from Home. I found this…
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Nature Needs You by Hannah Bourne-Taylor
Synopsis: Nature Needs You tells the compelling story of how Hannah, without campaigning experience, funding or contacts, set out to save swifts from extinction in the UK. Her mission is to change the law and make ‘swift bricks’ mandatory so that the birds who nest in our walls will have a future in Britain. Nature…
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