#FictionFriday Review: “A Tale for the Time Being” by Ruth Ozeki

There is so much to enjoy in “A Tale for the Time Being.” Ozeki is a wonderful writer, and her prose is both nuanced and immensely readable. Nao is also an incredibly interesting character to read, both bright and bubbly and deeply troubled. However what I love most about “A Tale”  is how Ozeki subtly weaves together concepts from literature, philosophy, quantum mechanics, biology, ecology and religion into a single narrative.  

✨Mini-Review✨ “The Invention of Nature,” by Andrea Wulf

Happy International #HumboldtDay! Today marks the anniversary of the birth of Alexander Humboldt (1769 – 1859). Humboldt was an explorer, scientist, and, arguably, the “father of ecology.” In honour of the occassion, let’s talk about “The Invention of Nature”, by Andrea Wulf, a truly stunning biography of the scientist, and portrait of the world he