Book Review – Bloom – by Ruth Kassinger

Writing 339 pages about algae is an impressive feat (including recipes, but excluding bibliography and index). What is even more impressive however is making a subject that might stereotypically be met with groans or raised eyebrows engaging. Algae is fascinating and I knew very little about it before reading this book. I have come toContinue reading “Book Review – Bloom – by Ruth Kassinger”

Book Review: The Light in the Dark – A Winter Journal – by Horatio Clare

It’s not often that I leave a book with a lump in my throat but that’s the case with Horatio Clare’s recent journal The Light in the Dark. Brutally honest and emotionally harrowing Clare cuts to the heart of what it means to live with a mental health condition but also shows how the natural worldContinue reading “Book Review: The Light in the Dark – A Winter Journal – by Horatio Clare”