In An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us, Pulitzer Prize winner and The Atlantic staff writer Ed Yong takes us into the many incredible dimensions of the world as it is perceived and experienced by other animals.
Erica’s Pick of the Week is not nearly as ominous as it sounds. (But it is REALLY good.)
I was feeling a little blue facing the long Labor Day weekend, knowing I would be stuck on the couch resting a badly sprained ankle encased in a boot. The beautiful weather beckoned me to go for a hike, but I knew I had to stay inside. Luckily, I had a couple library books to devour over…
This book is not really about Benedict Cumberbatch, but writer Tabitha Carvan’s rediscovery of herself and the things that bring her joy. But if you are a Benedict Cumberbatch fan, don’t despair. You will not be disappointed.
The driving character of the novel Horse is Lexington, the most famous American racehorse of the 19th century. But this story is so much more than about a great stallion who sired champions. Geraldine Brooks uses Lexington as a backdrop to write about the consequences of one of this country’s greatest sins, slavery. The sweeping novel effortlessly weaves back and forth from before the…
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