May came and went in a bit of a rush, with lots going on! However, I did get a moderate amount read in the end; listed below.
Books Read
The Luck Of the Town – Marion Fox – 3 Stars
Possessed: A Lost Novel of the Occult – Rosalie Synton & Edward Synton – 3.5 Stars
The Folklore Of Trees: The Fascinating Stories Behind Nature’s Guardians – Aidan Meighan – 3.5 Stars
Amuse Bouche: How To Eat Your Way Around France – Carolyn Boyd – 4 Stars
Tales Of The Suburbs: LGBTQ+ Lives Behind Net Curtains – John Grindrod – 4 Stars
The Edges Of The World: At The Margins Of Life, Lands And History – Charles Foster – 4 Stars
The European Eel – Steve Ely – 3.5 Stars
There Will Be Headwinds: Kayaking The Northwest Passage – Mark Agnew – 3 Stars
Saints of Sind – Peter Mayne – 4 Stars
Frostlines:, An Epic Exploration Of The Transforming Arctic – Neil Shea – 4 Stars
Storm: Chasing Nature’s Wildest Weather – Hank Schyma – 4 Stars
Book(s) Of The Month
The Waterlands: Follow A Raindrop From Source To Sea – Stephen Rutt – 4 Stars
Top Genres
Travel – 17
Fiction – 9
Miscellaneous – 6
Poetry – 5
Natural History – 4
Top Publishers
British Library Publishing – 4
Longbarrow Press – 4
Icon Books – 3
Bantam Press – 2
Profile Books – 2
Review Copies Received
Beasts with Five Fingers: Strange Tales of Disembodied Hands – Brian J. Showers (Ed)
How to Con Friends and Manipulate People: The Subtle Art of Being a Total Psychopath – Geraint Anderson
Library Books Checked Out
Up: A Scientist’s Guide To The Magic Above Us – Lucy Rogers
Things We Found in the Ground – Eleanor Bruce & Lucilla Gray
The Edges Of The World: At The Margins Of Life, Lands And History – Charles Foster
Digital Minimalism: On Living Better With Less Technology – Cal Newport
Finding Albion: Myth, Folklore And The Quest For A Hidden Britain – Zakia Sewell
Radical Acceptance: Awakening The Love That Heals Fear And Shame Within Us – Tara Brach
Wild Cities: Discovering New Ways Of Living In The Modern Urban Jungle – Chris Fitch
The Folklore Of Trees: The Fascinating Stories Behind Nature’s Guardians – Aidan Meighan
The New Eden: Wildlife In The City, And Discovering Our Shared Home – JC Niala
Books Bought (Or Sent by Friends)
As I have said elsewhere, I am trying to buy fewer books. So I will give totals of l the number of books that enter my house and those that leave permanently. These are the figures for this month:
Books in: 19 I kept these below:
Future Rural: Imagining Tomorrow’s Countryside – Adrian Cooper (Ed)
The Book of Birds – Jackie Morris & Robert Macfarlane
Birdland: A Journey Around Britain on the Wing – Jon Gower
A House in the High Hills: Dreams and Disasters of Life in a Spanish Farmhouse – Selina Scott
Books out: 30 (The books leaving the house were sold, returned to the library or passed on to friends or charity. I am aiming for this number to be higher than the one above!!!).
So, are there any from that list that you have read, or now seeing them, now want to read? Let me know in the comments below.
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