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I‘d been eyeing this before it made it to the #wpnf25 Longlist, I‘m so happy it was on it

This was so cozy and heartwarming, and I hoped it would never end

At the beginning of the pandemic, Dalton finds a young leveret in her garden. She can‘t see the mom so she decides to take care of it

A book that shows how little we know about nature and wild animals. A book that shows that it‘s possible for people to change & do better for other creatures

I knew next to nothing about Cherry going into this. I knew Buffalo Stance, and had a vague idea she was Swedish, but that's it. I started listening because it was long listed for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction, and quickly fell in love with Cherry's voice, both as narrator and the poetic tones of her writing. This is a celebration of creativity, love, and families both born and made. Cont'd in comments

Does anyone use, or know anyone who uses the term "cottoning on to"?

Never in my life have I heard this phrase. It appears to mean to begin to understand. I am finding many of the phrases and words Applebaum uses throughout this book to be ones I rarely if ever have heard before; which isn't making this dense book an easy one to read.
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It‘s obvious Yang put time into getting to know the 4 women featured in this book. Her care of the topic and them is evident. However, as a listener of the audiobook I became confused about the 4 different stories as we shifted from one to another. The beginning grabbed me, as did the realities of women‘s experiences in China. Focusing on the work (or lack thereof) for Chinese women and the struggle of the laborers/inequality of classes. #WPNF25

This book defies easy categorization, which if you've read it you'll know is quite fitting. An engaging look at how humans have attempted to place order on the natural world, and how wrong we can be. About a turn of the century naturalist-scientist who was compelled to discover the order of life, and used his scientific mind to promote dark, dangerous, and deadly ideas. About how we find meaning and hope in a life ruled by chaos. Loved it. 👇

Nagle looks at a modern day jurisdictional debate as well as the history of US government behavior regarding native peoples in this book. While I liked all the parts of it, it didn‘t entirely work for me as a whole. The current story is regarding the Muskogee reservation but much of the past history was about her own Cherokee family. I found that split a little confusing and would have liked to see one or the other as the focus. #WPNF25

Heartbreaking, maddening, unbelievable what the white man has perpetrated against the Native American people. This should be required reading, in order to understand the systematic way people were removed from land, the way entire ways of life have been destroyed. This begins with a crime and a legal battle over tribal lands and jurisdiction which I felt was a great way to introduce the many and varied ways tribes have been denied rights.

Another amazing book from the #wpnf25 longlist. The author has spent her legal career challenging the police, the govt and other legislative bodies, often in the cases of women who have been victims of male violence or abuse.

Wistrich writes in an engaging, accessible way, without too much legalese, despite the complexity of the cases she talks about. The book made me furious but also grateful that she (& others) are trying to upend the system.

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A very scary book, particularly in this current political climate. Ostensibly looking at how governments in countries such as Russia, Venezuela, Nigeria and North Korea enable each other in their pursuit of autocracy over democracy, it only serves to demonstrate how such policies and actions are now found in so-called democracies. (See quote above)

I would recommend reading this rather than listening to- I found it hard to follow on ⬇️

It has only been a couple of days since the announcement but have your read any yet? In the process? Waiting for any to come in via bookshop or library?

Which are you most excited to get to?

I read Fish Don't Exist before the list dropped, and have picked up Private Revolutions to get started next.

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