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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.

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/dearlitpod

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

The VS podcast

"Penguin, Depressed"

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)