#scienceseptember

In the interest of making myself leas anxious, I decided to limit my #septembertbr to three #scienceseptember reads: 🐙 SPINELESS by Juli Berwald 🦠 AN ELEGANT DEFENSE by Matt Richtel 🔎 AN ANTHROPOLOGIST ON MARS by Oliver Sacks . . Three books from South America for #readtheworld21: 🔥 THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE by Mariana Enriquez 👣HOPSCOTCH bu Julio Cortázar 💎 THE CHANDELIER by Clarice Lispector . . And one sci-fi pick: 🧜🏿‍♀️THE DEEP by Rivers Solomon, et.al. . . As usual, my monthly tbrs are aspirational, and are most just to inspire me as a choose new books to read during the month. I remain a mood reader. BUT, I am really hoping to get a few science books in this month, it’s been too long! . . What are you looking forward to this month? . . #tbr #hopscotch #juliocortázar #thedeep #riverssolomon #thechandelier #claricelispector #thingswelostinthefire #marianaenriquez #ananthropologistonmars #oliversacks #anelegantdefense #mattrichtel #spineless #juliberwald https://www.instagram.com/p/CEpUbGWgm-_/?igshid=139l6rmbu1a5c

Okay, so I know I have lost my reading mojo for a while and every monthly tbr I set ends in disappointment, BUT people (@end.notes) have been posting their #scienceseptember stacks already and I got very excited. So here is a stack of some of the unread science nonfiction laying around my house. About half recent(ish) purchases, half that has been laying around A WHILE. This isn’t my TBR yet, I will probably post a related version of this when September actually starts, but I think I will leave this stack out as inspiration and to tinker with. . . I am really itching to go book shopping now. . . #nonfiction #sciencebooks #tbr #howtobuildadinosaur #jackhorner #ananthropologistonmars #oliversacks #themysteriousworldofrays #friedrichlorenz #thebutcheringart #lindseyfitzharris #afeelingfortheorganism #evelynfoxkeller #anelegantdefense #mattrichtel #theproteuseffect #annbparson #spineless #juliberwald #cosmos #carlsagan https://www.instagram.com/p/CDxHrw1gMpP/?igshid=1hpcmavxn89x4

#septemberwrapup — I DID NOT READ BOOKS IN SEPTEMBER! Okay, I read *4* books in September (Neurocomic not pictured because I returned it to the library, but it does appear below in my feed), but I am feeling inadequate about that. Partly there were lots of back-to-school mom responsibilities, partly I decided I need to plow through some backlog of podcasts I have downloaded, and partly I read MANY MANY THOUSANDS OF PAGES of fanfic this month. (Shhhhhhh) I don’t know. It’s extra ridiculous because Dragon Pearl was a bedtime story and I’d read 90% of it to the kids before September started. Argh. And I was so excited about #scienceseptember, too! I did get nearly halfway through The Making of the Atomic Bomb, which I hope to finish in October. . So, Neurocomic I already reviewed in a separate post. Bonk I liked, but not as much as stiff (I think mostly because I was already familiar with a LOT of it). Bad feminist had that clearly collected essays that were written elsewhere so not really possessing a through line thing, but I still really enjoyed Gay’s writing. It was a good fit for reading in bursts in dentist waiting rooms and waiting to pick up the kids to shuttle them to programs, which is how I read most of it. The Dragon Pearl I liked, and my husband (who reads 0-4 books in a year) actually read ahead to finish the book when the kids were away at grandma’s so I wasn’t reading it for bedtime story for a while. I would say they were all four-star books, except Neurocomic, which was two or three. . So, a slump. But October has Dewey’s readathon, a The Master and Margarita read-along I’m organizing, and a @webebooknfb TBR challenge that I’ve signed up for, so I expect my October TBR will be absolutely massive. Wish me a better reading month, please! . . #dragonpearl #yoonhalee #rickriordanpresents #badfeminist #roxanegay #bonkmaryroach https://www.instagram.com/p/B3FGL83AelA/?igshid=qdf5l2wcgj9

#ScienceSeptember day 30: when I tell people that my family are birders, they probably think “ordinary” #birders. But here is just a small collection of books on #birds that we have. For years and years, we thought our oldest would become an #ornithologist but he became more interested in #plants and decided to go for #ecology and #evolution instead. He still is the best birder I know. Hubby isn’t too shabby either. Plus the kid can identify pretty much every single #NorthAmerican #tree. He is a bit of a flake but he’s pretty amazing if you want to ID trees, other plants, and birds. 😄 #science #biology #authorsofinstagram #author as #autodidact https://www.instagram.com/p/B3CbTzVnuuY/?igshid=1h103r1ez5nip

#ScienceSeptember day 29: Because there are only 2 days left in the challenge, I’m going to throw a couple of shelf-loads at you 😄 #science #biology #climatology #meteorology #physics #geology #authorsofinstagram #author as #autodidact https://www.instagram.com/p/B2_0v-vnexI/?igshid=9nsujf31itj3

#scienceseptember day 28: I apologize for the self-promotion but I want to mention my own book today. A #picturebook #biography of C.S. Wu, a renowned #scientist that #physicist @seanmcarroll says deserves to be better known outside of the field and to everyone. This was taken at @andersonsbookshop last night with my good friend @lisakatz17 ! Today, I will be signing at @57thstreetbooks in #Chicago. #diversity #wndb #authorsofinstagram #author https://www.instagram.com/p/B29R_udH-Gy/?igshid=1c1n12m61clvp

#ScienceSeptember day 27: this book is beautiful and perfect for adults and kids alike who love #chemistry. I thought I’d share this since my own book is subtitled “How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the #Atom”...and I’m part of a #WomenInStem presentation tonight at @andersonsbookshop in Naperville, IL! #science #authorsofinstagram #author as #autodidact https://www.instagram.com/p/B266q5GnQn4/?igshid=b45ghukvfts1

#ScienceSeptember day 26: who doesn’t love #butterflies? Ron Weasley loves them 😂 These are two of our favorite guides to butterflies. #nature #science #biology #lepidoptera #authorsofinstagram #author as #autodidact https://www.instagram.com/p/B24BQmjHLPu/?igshid=ede2qd24a34g