Welcome to Litsy!

May has been a strong reading month! Several informative non fiction selections, some interesting memoirs, and a range of fiction genres.

I‘m looking forward to #audioathon all through June. I may read a bit less since I‘ll be spending a week with family.

Anyone with pets can see that non-human animals have cultures of their own. The author spent time with sperm whales, scarlet macaws, and chimpanzees to learn about some of their culture. He intersperses stories from other creatures as well as his own family dogs.

I really love this kind of natural world non-fiction. Great book!

@TheAromaofBooks this was my #bookspin 🙂.

I got in a brief visit to Book People earlier this week, and the discount tables got me! I came home with this terrific Nonfiction book haul 😁📚

I‘m looking forward to this panel at Texas Book Festival, starting in about an hour. I love nonfiction about animals and the environment, so this panel is one of my most anticipated this year.

Most of the panels will be available to watch for 30 days after the fest, if you‘ve missed something! www.Texasbookfestival.org

#TexasBookFestival #TXBookFestival

I took a break from all things spooky to read some nonfiction.

I'm a fan of Carl Safina's writing. This is the third book I've read by him and I've loved them all.

I loved how this book is broken down into different sections exploring various aspects of animal culture, and he not only compares animals with other animals, but he also explores their connection with human culture. It reminded me of how much we can learn from the natural world.

Only an hour into this, but I have to bail. I thought this was going to be a science book, but the author waxes on poetically about animals that I find annoying and unscientific.