April 2024 TBR

Another month passes and that means that I have been thinking about the next batch of books to read. These are an eclectic mix and an attempt to get some of the review books that I have been kindly sent by publishers, read and reviewed. So here it is:

Still Reading

Nature Writing for Every Day of the Year Ed. Jane McMorland Hunter

A Cloud a Day Gavin Pretor-Pinney

A Year Of Garden Bees & Bugs: 52 stories of intriguing insects Dominic Couzens & Gail Ashton

Steeple Chasing: Around Britain By Church Peter Ross

 

Other Books

Information: The New Language of Science Hans Christian Von Baeyer

Ireland’s Green Larder: The Definitive History of Irish Food and Drink Margaret Hickey

Small Worlds Caleb Azumah Nelson

Hothouse Brian W. Aldiss

 

Review Books

Bloom: From Food to Fuel, the Epic Story of How Algae Can Save Our World Ruth Kassinger

Blue Mind: How Water Makes You Happier, More Connected and Better at What You Do Wallace J. Nichols

Black Ghosts Noo Saro-Wiwi

Minor Monuments Ian Maleney

The House Divided: Sunni, Shia and the Making of the Middle East Barnaby Rogerson

Cornish Horrors: Tales from the Land’s End Ed. Joan Passey

Scenes from Prehistoric Life: From the Ice Age to the coming of the Romans Francis Pryor

Human Origins: A Short History Sarah Wild

Set My Hand Under The Plough E.M Barraud

Hunt for the Shadow Wolf: The Lost History of Wolves in Britain and the Myths and Stories That Surround Them Derek Gow

In All Weathers Matt Gaw

Utter, Earth: Advice on Living in a More-than-Human World Isaac Yuen

The Long Unwinding Road: A Journey Through the Heart of Wales Marc P. Jones

Hedgelands: A Wild Wander Around Britain’s Greatest Habitat Christopher Hart

 

Library Books

Walking The Bones Of Britain: A 3 Billion Year Journey From The Outer Hebrides To The Thames Estuary Christopher Somerville

Secret Britain: Unearthing Our Mysterious Past Mary-Ann Ochota

The Gathering Place Mary Colwell

Footmarks: A Journey Into Our Restless Past Jim Leary

Wounded Tigris: A River Journey through the Cradle of Civilisation Leon McCarron

 

Poetry

Mystic Orchards Jonathan Koven

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2 Comments

  1. Liz Dexter

    Are you still reading Human Origins or hadn’t you started it last month? I found it took a while to get through for such a small book! Happy reading!

    • Paul

      I didn’t get to it last month! Story of my life

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