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Earth Day is upon us in a few weeks, April 22, and what better time to explore literature that comments on the health of Mother Earth. This week we are talking eco-literature. Eco-literature engages readers on environmental concerns through the interactions between humans and the environment. And it encourages thought about our impact on the planet.
Books Mentioned in this Episode:
1- Wishtree by Katherine Applegate
2- That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming
3- That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf by Kimberly Lemming
4- Ramayana: Divine Loophole by Sanjay Patel
5- Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel
6- Did You Hear About Kitty Karr by Crystal Smith Paul - A 5 Star Read Recommended by a Fellow Book Lover Kristin M. @paws.read.repeat
7- Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver
8- Bicycling with Butterflies by Sara Dykman
9- Dune by Frank Herbert
10- Don't Call Me a Hurricane by Ellen Hagan
11- Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America by Leila Philips
12- The Last Animal by Ramona Ausubel
13- Three Ways to Disappear by Katy Yocom
14- State of Wonder by Ann Patchet
15- What Blooms From Dust by James Markert
16- The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
17- Days of Sand by Aimee de Jongh
18- The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin
19- Death in the Air: The True Story of a Serial Killer, the Great London Smog, and the Strangling of a City by Kate Winkler Dawson
20- Hoot by Carl Hiassen
Links to articles we reference:
Library Book Returned After 102 Years people.com/family-returns-pair…ranch%20on%20Monday.
Wishtree censorship— www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/…ishtree.html
Sting Ray article— www.npr.org/2024/03/07/12366785…tery-north-carolina
Bringing Back the Wooly Mammoth www.npr.org/sections/health-sho…-mammoth-extinction
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