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Award Winning Nature Books

Award-Winning Nature Books You May Have Missed Award-winning nature books worth checking out: Halcyon Journey, In Search of the Belted Kingfisher by Marina Richie, 2022, Oregon State University Press, … Read more

Before ‘Wild’ by Strayed there was ‘Tracks’ by Davidson

Amazon Link Long Before the Memoir ‘Wild’ by Strayed there was ‘Tracks’ by Davidson Tracks: A Woman’s Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback by Robyn Davidson, Knopf … Read more

Jane Goodall’s Top Three Books

Jane Goodall Turns 90 Top Books by and About Jane Goodall Let’s celebrate the remarkable Dr. Jane Goodall on her 90th birthday by exploring her best-selling books and sharing … Read more

Plant Native: Bringing Nature Home Review

Bringing Nature Home How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants, Updated and Expanded by Douglas W. Tallamy BRINGING NATURE HOME: HOW YOU CAN SUSTAIN WILDLIFE WITH NATIVE PLANTS BY … Read more

Weird And Wonderful

Weird and Wonderful Nature by Ben Hoare a Book Review Weird and Wonderful Nature: Tales of More Than 100 Unique Animals, Plants, and Phenomena by Ben Hoare, DK Treasures, 2023, … Read more

Breath of a Whale, Book Review

The Breath of a Whale: The Science and Spirit of Pacific Ocean Giants A Green and Wildish Book Review The Breath of a Whale: The Science and Spirit of … Read more

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Video Essay

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Video Essay on Hate Arnold Schwarzenegger’s video essay: A Recorded Personal Essay This video essay by Arnold Schwarzenegger startled me. As an admirer of the essays of … Read more

Create a Family Cookbook

Create a Family Cookbook: Turning Memories Into Tangible Treasures I’ve always been enamored by the power of words to enhance the meaning of lived experience. I treasure handwritten letters … Read more

Keep Writing

Keep Writing: Conquer these Five Momentum Stoppers Writing can be profoundly fulfilling, yet many writers find themselves stuck, unable to translate their ideas into words. You can break free … Read more

Memoir Prompts

Memoir prompts and smart journaling can point you to the artistry within your life’s meaning. Here’s a sneak peek into some of the content and writing prompts from our … Read more

ThemeOrTopic

Your Theme and Topic, Related but Different Theme or Topic? The Difference with Examples   It’s common to mix up themes with topics, but they have distinct differences. Themes … Read more

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Video Essay

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Video Essay on Hate Arnold Schwarzenegger’s video essay: A Recorded Personal Essay This video essay by Arnold Schwarzenegger startled me. As an admirer of the essays of … Read more

Create a Family Cookbook

Create a Family Cookbook: Turning Memories Into Tangible Treasures I’ve always been enamored by the power of words to enhance the meaning of lived experience. I treasure handwritten letters … Read more

Spineless Decorating: Disrespect and Punishment

Spineless Decorating: Stop Punishing Your Books   I just saw a decorating a post with a bookshelf hiding all the spines and displaying the edges of pages. Someone could … Read more

Book Women of Kentucky

Let’s Celebrate the Packhorse Librarians also Known as The Book Women The Book Women of Kentucky: Igniting Minds During the Great Depression Set against the bleak days of the … Read more

Show and Tell In Personal Essay Writing

Find the Magic of Show and Tell in the Personal Essay Writers have been told to “show, don’t tell.” This advice, while useful in many contexts, can be limiting … Read more

Master Personal Essay Writing

Crafting Compelling Narratives: Master How to Write Personal Essays  Create meaning from  experience and analysis by weaving your narratives into personal essays that resonate with readers. Let’s  unravel the … Read more