Living Together by Mim Skinner

I have found the concept of living constantly in bigger groups fascinating. As a young child, living for the most part with one set of grandparents, I thought I would always be ready for the vagaries of living in a more complex environment. With age, I have found myself being less flexible and more in…

The Nutmeg Trail by Eleanor Ford

Usually, a book of recipes is not one that I manage to completely read and review. It is hard to gauge how to talk about a book like this. This time around, when I started reading this book, I was pleasantly surprised by its format and content.It has a lot more non-vegetarian content than is…

Magnetic North by Jenna Butler

Narrated by Marysia Bucholc I must preface my review with a crucial point, I am not a fan of poetry or written verse. I am a little slow in getting to the point in that format, and for someone who reads at the speed that I do, it is a bad combination. This review reflects…

Women Photograph: What We See: Women and nonbinary perspectives through the lens

Editors: Daniella Zalcman,Sara Ickow I have had a steady interest in the art of photography. I am not into edited, pretty ones, but the ones that are more candid in nature. The scene they capture provides me with a lot of joy.This particular collection has a powerful undertone. These photographs are all by women, and…

The Pocket Guide to Neurodiversity by Daniel Aherne

This review is purely only for the audiobook version of the book. The author has done a decent job of providing information regarding Neurodiversity, but at the end of every chapter, that is a complete summary of everything that we just heard. Given that the chapters are not that long, it felt a little repetitive.This…

The Altruistic Urge by Stephanie D. Preston

I expected so much more from this book. I tend to plod through non-fiction books at a much slower rate than fiction, but this took longer than it should have.I am fascinated by the concept of altruism. Although it is an easy out, I think there is an episode in the TV series Friends where…

Accidental Sisters by Katherine Linn Caire

This was not the book I was expecting going in. I have seen a few non-fiction works being praised for their trek into family history and the like, and seeing this, I thought it was one such book, and I wanted to give it a shot.It is a very personal journey of a woman who…

The Chimpanzee Whisperer by Stany Nyandwi with David Blissett

Narrated by Dion Graham, Callie Beaulieu This book is more than just the story of chimpanzees. It is about a man whose life changed in relation to them. The audiobook begins with introductions that set the scene as to what the different organizations have done and what the situation actually is like.We meet Stany very…