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‘How much have we missed?’: book tunes in to overlooked world of female birdsong Authors set out to correct under-representation of female sounds – and found some surprising revelations

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What’s More Soothing Than Hearing Sean Bean Talk About Birds? Nothing. Known for playing stoic noblemen, actor Sean Bean brings a peaceful presence and a love of birds to his new role as host of the podcast Get Birding.

What’s More Soothing Than Hearing Sean Bean Talk About Birds? Nothing. www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...

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We Can Now Track Individual Monarch Butterflies. It’s a Revelation.

We Can Now Track Individual Monarch Butterflies. It’s a Revelation. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/s... This technology is going to be a game changer and I’m definitely going to download this app. So looking forward to Dan Fagin’s next book!

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Opinion | The Lovely Loneliness of Sunday Afternoons in Autumn

We are so lucky to have Margaret Renkyl. She is such a lovely writer. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o... #naturewriting #november #nostalgia #Autumn

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Five Essential Books For Understanding Why We Choose What We Choose I am a historian who likes to write about ideas and concepts that have become so ubiquitous and ordinary that we don’t normally talk or even think much about them. You might call this a form of int…

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How Virginia Woolf's ‘Mrs. Dalloway’ Predicted the Future 100 Years Ago (Gift Article) Our critic A.O. Scott takes apart a scene from “Mrs. Dalloway,” Virginia Woolf’s 1925 masterpiece, and shows why the book is a must-read now.

A.O. Scott takes apart a scene from “Mrs. Dalloway,” Virginia Woolf’s 1925 masterpiece, and shows why the book is a must-read now. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... #readingsky #writingsky #litsky

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Yes! ❤️

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I Can’t Look Away From This Robert Frost Poem About Looking (Gift Article) Our critic A.O. Scott gazes into a well with Robert Frost.

I Can’t Look Away From This Poem About Looking www.nytimes.com/interactive/... #poetrysky #writingsky #litsky

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He Read (at Least) 3,599 Books in His Lifetime. Now Anyone Can See His List.

He Read (at Least) 3,599 Books in His Lifetime. Now Anyone Can See His List. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/b... #booksky #writingsky #litsky #readingsky #booklist

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Test Your Focus: Can You Spend 10 Minutes With One Painting? (Gift Article) It’s very hard to slow down and look closely at something. You may find it’s worth it.

I definitely started feeling a bit fidgety toward the end! A worthwhile exercise. It was interesting learning about this painting, too! www.nytimes.com/interactive/... #focus #seeing #looking #meditation

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Joe Harkness' new book "Neurodivergent, By Nature" looks like a fascinating read! I'm looking forward to it! #naturewriting #sciencewriting #neurodivergent #biodiversity #booksky #readingsky

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My pleasure, Brent! The poems are enjoyable to read, and I always learn something from the analysis!

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I Want This Jane Kenyon Poem Read Aloud at My Funeral (Gift Article) Jane Kenyon’s “The Pond at Dusk” is a quiet, mischievous reckoning with nature and mortality. Our critic A.O. Scott plumbs its depths.

I Want This Poem Read Aloud at My Funeral www.nytimes.com/interactive/... #writingsky #naturesky #poetrysky #litsky #naturewriting

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Kudos to you; I hope your success continues! I read mostly nonfiction (nature, science, memoir) and find myself passing over "beach read" covers (bold backgrounds, abstract graphics, large blocky text). I assume what's inside won't interest me, but I'm probably overlooking some great books!

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submit — Consilience For each issue of Consilience we invite submissions of poetry or artwork. All submissions must have a link to science, fit the theme of the upcoming issue, and also be in line with our inclusivity sta...

🧪 Open to Science Poetry Submissions 🖋️

The Consilience journal is now open for submissions of science-themed poetry and artwork! Issue 22 explores the topic of ‘Waves’.

Submit your work for free here:

www.consilience-journal.com/submit

#SciComm #SciArt #Poetry

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The Book Cover Trend You’re Seeing Everywhere

Despite the saying, I do judge books by their covers. This article prompted me to consider why that is. #booksky #readingsky #litsky #bookcovers #books #publishing www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/b...

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Chaos (Issue 21) — Consilience Issue 21 of Consilience features poetry and artwork that explores the topic of 'chaos'.

🧪 New Science & Poetry Journal 🖋️

Issue 21 of the science, poetry, & art journal Consilience, has just been published and free to read!

This issue features poetry and artwork that explores the scientific topic of ‘Chaos'.

🔗 www.consilience-journal.com/issue-21

#SciComm #SciArt #Poetry #Chaos

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Kingdom of Funga: A Mycelial Reading List on a Strange and Surreal World Around Us - Longreads Seven stories celebrating the mystery and power of fungi.

Happy Friday! I hope you all get a chance to connect with the Wood Wide Web this weekend! Kingdom of Funga: A Mycelial Reading List on a Strange and Surreal World Around Us longreads.com/2025/06/17/k... #naturewriting #writingsky

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Calling all nature writers and writers of flash fiction. Check out this opportunity from @ecologicalcitizen.bsky.social #naturewriters #naturewriting #ecofiction #writers #writingsky #submissioncalls #litsubmissions #flash #flashfiction #litsky

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Butterflies, Clouds, and Joan Baez: How Mindfulness Enhances My Writing Life By Dinty W. Moore Three brief, mindful reminders have significantly influenced my writing over the years, and along the way, have greatly enhanced my writing life. I’d like to share them. The…

Three simple approaches that will make our writing lives less frustrating and richer in countless ways.
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Opinion | The Subversive Joy of BookTok

The Subversive Joy of BookTok www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/o... “To read for joy, for wonder, for emotional truth is to hold onto something deeply human. In a moment when the stories we’re allowed to tell and read are increasingly politicized, if not outright banned, that act feels quietly radical.”

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Opinion | What if Robert Frost’s Neighbor Was Right?

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/o...

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Margaret is a (very fine) nature writer. I try also to focus on nature writing. But none of us can “stay in our lane” while authoritarian destruction is aimed at our neighbours. (By the same people who are also coming for nature, not coincidentally.)

Grateful to Margaret for her non-nature writing.

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You cannot put the wind in a bag: How we learned to see nature The award-winning nature writer, Robert Macfarlane, talks with Big Think about how to reacquaint ourselves with the rivers in our lives.

'We all have “our rivers.” We have relationships with nature. Macfarlane’s book is a call to talk about those relationships more. Use the language of connection. Don’t just imagine a river is alive, but believe it.' bigthink.com/mini-philoso...

#booksky #readingsky #mayreads #naturewriting