Vanessa and Alyssa get excited about the natural world with Aimee Nezhukumatathil's World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments.
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Media Mentioned:
World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil (Milkweed Editions)
Animal’s People by Indra Sinha (Simon & Schuster)
CN: Disaster, terrorism, violence, discussions of death and illness
A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarer #2) by Becky Chambers, performed by Rachel Dulude (HarperCollins / Tantor Media)
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo (Henry Holt & Company)
CN: War, death, violence
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo (Henry Holt & Company)
CN: Murder, sex trafficking, rape/sexual assault, violence, drug / alcohol use, graphic depictions of dead bodies
The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War #2) by R.F. Kuang, performed by Emily Woo Zeller (HarperCollins)
CN: Drug & alcohol use, drug addiction, violence (wartime & state-sanctioned), rape/sexual assault, execution, graphic depictions of dead bodies
CN: Discussion of depression
And the Earth Did Not Devour Him by Tomás Rivera (Arte Publico Press)
CN: Racism (anti-Mexican), murder, death, war, exploitation, violence against women, sexual content
“The Secret Society About Pug Dogs That Was Brought Down by a Book” by Julia Métraux (Electric Literature)