I recently started my PhD in neuroscience unofficially, so I've found myself gravitating to books featuring grad students or other scientists-in-training, especially women. Books that are part wry humor and observation, part memoir, part novel, and part academia.
Lyrical books are becoming more and more popular in recent years, with their captivating prose and lush atmosphere.
I've been noticing more and more books coming out about nature, the environment, and our connection with the world. These go beyond, "the environment is failing and we're the cause," to more, "we are nature, contained within, yet separate," and "reconnect with nature and recognize the beauty and depth of the natural world.
Nothing like dark Yuletide to brighten up the darkest month of the year.
With powder snowing fall out the window, fireplaces burning bright, S'mores toasting over open fires, and Christmas trees all alight, I bring you tidings of well wishes and books of merry delight.
Baba Yaga had that distinct, gritty feel to her words, as you would expect, but with that wise grandmother feel I'd want her to embody. It was a perfect read, and a timely one, on being your own woman, Baba Yaga style.
It's growing colder. The fires are burning, the tea is brewing, and there's nothing quite like curling up with a book.
Here's a list of fall-themed, fall-inspired, or cozy fall reading books. Fall in love with these books, and may the forest be with you.
Over the past few years, I've read/studied a number of books on the craft of writing, everything from tension & conflict, to character development, to the 3-part story arc. Here's a list of the best books I've read on how to develop and hone your writing.
A memoir about what it's like being a woman and mother in science, and what it's like trying to gain acceptance in a field dominated by men.
Reading Between the Dunes 