reviews

From A to Bee... Author:  Thor Hanson Unless you’re really paying attention, you might not realize how many there are.  You can probably see bees anytime you visit flowers in the garden, but did you know that there are over 20,000 different species worldwide?  While honey bees get most of the attention, there are many more.  Leafcutter bees, bumble bees, mason bees, sweat bees, alkali bees, mining bees, plasterer bees, masked bees and carpenter bees to name a bunch.  And while every species is unique, all bees pretty much do the same thing: collect pollen and nectar, pollinating countless different [...]

Deadly Children, Secret Societies, and Complicit Schools Author: S.L. Grey S.L. Grey’s somber writing style and focus on the subtly grotesque originally attracted me through The Apartment, a brooding bookstore find that put this South African author onto my expanding watchlist. Sadly, Grey just hasn’t penned as many books as I would like, and even fewer in the Audible format for those of us who like a little literature during the commute. That’s how I came to The New Girl – an Audible deal. Since there is little information available, unless you’re willing do to some research on Goodreads first, [...]

Ill-fated Islanders... Author:  Andrew Lawler It’s the coldest case in North American history.   Initially known as the Roanoke Colony, it was England’s first attempt to colonize the vast continent, way back when the British Empire was still just a dream.  Organized by the first Queen Elizabeth’s right hand man, Sir Walter Raleigh, the 1587 expedition to establish a foothold in what is now coastal North Carolina was destined for failure.  But much to the chagrin of those who would come after, the 115 people – men, women and children – that made up the original colonizing population appeared to have [...]