Sketch Book Reviews: Piping Hot Bees and Boisterous Buzz-runners
Seeley uses historical studies, new findings, charts/graphs, and his absolute love of bees to teach readers.
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Posts by: Kateri Kramer
Sketch Book Reviews: Mrs. S
Mrs. S asks readers to consider the the ways characters inhabit bodies, how we inhabit our bodies.
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Sketch Book Reviews: Night Vision
I love it when a book forces me to reassess my thinking on a particular subject.
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Sketch Book Reviews: Poetry Unbound
I think when things in the world seem particularly bad/sad/awful, poetry can add a little light
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SKETCH BOOK REVIEWS: Three Faves
A roundup of great books that didn’t make it into Sketch Book Reviews this year
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Sketch Book Reviews: A Line in the World by Dorthe Nors
While this book is about a tiny part of the world, it’s universal in its particularity—a must-read for anyone who loves lyric essays.
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Sketch Book Reviews: Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World
EMBRACE FEARLESSLY THE BURNING EARTH . . . is a quintessential Barry Lopez book. It is a clarion call to lovers of the earth, but one full of hope and optimism. This is exactly the kind of book we should all be reading right now.
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Sketch Book Reviews: Birds and Us by Tim Birkhead
THE BIRDS AND US, written by Tim Birkhead and released August 2022 from Princeton Review Press, is atheist perfect mix of history, narrative, and science with a dash of cool illustrations. Throughout the book, readers will learn about everything from bird cave paintings, to birdwatching, and everything in between.
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From the Archive: Sketch Book Reviews: How I Became a Tree by Sumana Roy
An illustrated review of Sumana Roy’s new essay collection, HOW I BECAME A TREE!
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Sketch Book Reviews: The Red Zone by Chloe Caldwell
An illustrated review of THE RED ZONE by Chloe Caldwell.
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Sketch book Reviews: Time is a Mother by Ocean Vuong
An illustrated review of TIME IS A MOTHER by Ocean Vuong.
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From the Archive: Sketch Book Reviews: Girlhood by Melissa Febos
An illustrated review of Melissa Febos’s new essay collection, GIRLHOOD!
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Sketchbook Reviews: Body Work by Melissa Febos
An illustrated review of Melissa Febos’ Body Work.
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Sketch Book Reviews: Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad
An illustrated review of Suleika Jaouad’s new book, BETWEEN TWO KINGDOMS.
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Sketch Book Reviews: Bourdain by Laurie Woolever
An illustrated review of Laurie Woolever’s new book, BOURDAIN.
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Sketch Book Reviews: American Monuments by David Benjamin Sherry
An illustrated review of David Benjamin Sherry’s new book, AMERICAN MONUMENTS!
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Sketch Book Reviews: Seek You by Kristen Radtke
An illustrated review of Kristen Radtke’s new book, SEEK YOU!
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Sketch Book Reviews: Quotients by Tracy O’Neill
An illustrated review of Tracy O’Neill’s debut novel, QUOTIENTS!
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Sketch Book Reviews: White Magic by Elissa Washuta
An illustrated review of Elissa Washuta’s new essay collection, WHITE MAGIC!
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