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Yikes, I did my #bookspin list, but forgot to post it in December!
1. Plainsong
2. We should not Be afraid
3. Crossings
4. An immense world
5. Swimming in the Dark
6. Art of Gathering
7. Future Is Disabled
8. Barnabus Project
9. Waiting to Be Arrested
10. Saved by a Song
11. Every Day
12. Stone Yard
13. The Details
14. We Kept Her
15. The Weight of Ink
16. You Dreamed of Empires
17. Nanette
18. The Circles
19. Beautyland
20. The Cheese

2025 Favourite Non-Fiction:
Top row: Horror, Topics of Special Interest
2nd row: Book and word focused, Important Topics
3rd row: Animal/Nature, Greek Myth, Clothing History
4th Row: Essays and Memoirs
5th row: More memoirs! ☺️

Low pick, but overall solid. It‘s more inspirational than how-to, and some of the essays are better than others. I‘d #borrownotbuy for most readers.

So far, this essay is my favorite. It echoes Simon Rosenberg‘s Hopium Chronicles (on Substack) message that despair is a choice we can‘t afford, or as Joyce Vance of Civil Discourse (also on Substack) titled her book, Giving Up Is Unforgivable.

“Yes, there is beauty to uncover still. It won‘t disappear the despair, or grief, or heartbreak, but it can, perhaps, prevent us from sinking into them.”

Yes, it‘s true that you can‘t solve the climate crisis alone, but it‘s even more true that we can‘t solve it without you. It‘s a team sport.

From “Here‘s Where You Come In” by Mary Annaïse Heglar

Next up - I‘m hoping for a little boost of positivity from this little nonfiction anthology.

The story was good. It's a true story about a man who owns a farm and wants to dig it up to bring the creek underground to light so that nature can come back to the area. He does it and wildlife appear and he stocks the creek with trout so now he has his own ecosystem in his backyard. Awesome graphics and story.

#NaturaLitsy November #buddyread discussion thread.

🌍 Did you manage to read it?

🌎 How does Ghosh's non-fiction writing compare to his fiction works?

🌍 Did you enjoy the book?

🌎 Did you learn or discover anything new?

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Up next - The Hidden Universe (tagged in comments).