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The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow

The Other Bennet Sister

Janice Hadlow

480 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0sarahelem's review
fiction historical romance emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
Weyward by Emilia Hart

Weyward

Emilia Hart

336 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0sarahelem's review
fiction historical literary magical realism dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer

391 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0sarahelem's review
nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
At Blackwater Pond: Mary Oliver Reads Mary Oliver by Mary Oliver

At Blackwater Pond: Mary Oliver Reads Mary Oliver

Mary Oliver

1 hour • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0sarahelem's review
nonfiction nature poetry emotional reflective slow-paced
The Natural World of Winnie-the-Pooh: A Walk Through the Forest that Inspired the Hundred Acre Wood by Kathryn Aalto

The Natural World of Winnie-the-Pooh: A Walk Through the Forest that Inspired the Hundred Acre Wood

Kathryn Aalto

277 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0sarahelem's review
nonfiction history nature informative inspiring lighthearted slow-paced
Losing Eden: Why Our Minds Need the Wild by Lucy Jones

Losing Eden: Why Our Minds Need the Wild

Lucy Jones

256 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0sarahelem's review
nonfiction nature challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America by Matt Kracht

The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America

Matt Kracht

176 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0sarahelem's review
nonfiction nature funny informative lighthearted fast-paced
Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom

Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery

Brom

305 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0sarahelem's review
fiction fantasy historical horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial by Mona Chollet

In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial

Mona Chollet

304 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0sarahelem's review
nonfiction feminism history informative reflective medium-paced
Dawn Light: Dancing with Cranes and Other Ways to Start the Day by Diane Ackerman

Dawn Light: Dancing with Cranes and Other Ways to Start the Day

Diane Ackerman

256 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0sarahelem's review
nonfiction essays memoir nature challenging informative reflective fast-paced