If you follow any book lovers on social media, you've probably already heard about Non-Fiction November. The idea is pretty self-explanatory: for the month of November, read only non-fiction! For many people, this is nothing new, but if you're usually a fiction fiend then this is a great challenge to get you reading something different.… Continue reading 7 recommendations for Non-Fiction November
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Interview with science writer Nicky Jenner
A few months ago I read Nicky Jenner's excellent book 4th Rock from the Sun: The Story of Mars. It's a detailed look at all aspects of the red planet, including the science and history of the place, the missions we have sent to visit and stay, the planet's influence on pop culture and our future… Continue reading Interview with science writer Nicky Jenner
The importance of an education
Educated by Tara Westover was one of the biggest books of last year, so I'm a little late to the party with this one, but oh boy is it brilliant. This is Tara's memoir of her life growing up in a Mormon survivalist cult on a mountain in rural Idaho. Tara is the youngest of seven… Continue reading The importance of an education
To green or not to green? Terraforming in ‘Red Mars’
The first book I read this year was Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars. It's the first in a trilogy about human colonisers on Mars, and it's an absolute beast at more than 650 pages. It took me most of January to read, and I loved it. Probably the most impressive thing about Red Mars is that very rarely during… Continue reading To green or not to green? Terraforming in ‘Red Mars’
My favourite books of the last 7 years
Well, here it is, my first post on clarediston.com! It's not my first post ever - in fact, I've been doing this for quite a few years, over at my old blog 50ayear.com. That blog was all about books - I started it in 2012, and I read and reviewed fifty books a year. I started… Continue reading My favourite books of the last 7 years
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