Discovering great non-fiction — hear the podcast, read the book

I have a tendency to be over-ambitious when it comes to non-fiction. I’ll pick up a tome on a subject … More

Book pairings: The Last Dog on Earth by Adrian J Walker and Tamed by Alice Roberts #NonficNov

I always enjoy reading the posts for Non Fiction November so I thought I’d get organised and actually take part … More

In Nine Pints Rose George does for blood what she did for human waste in The Big Necessity. Nine Pints … More

I only really knew about Elon Musk as a pop-culture figure before so I was interested in reading this biography. … More

This is a memoir about a life in science but Jahren doesn’t write like a scientist. Her prose is vivid and … More