Books

Dec
11
Favourite children's books of the 21st century

Favourite children's books of the 21st century

Delicious reads for tots, teens and in-betweens
12 min read
Nov
05
Sam's cat Digby hiding in the bath

The Dolphin's Cry?

Better gift-giving, a fantastic young adult novel, and some poetry sleuthing
6 min read
Oct
15
Five October things

Five October things

Books about polar terror, investment platforms for teens, and October luxuries.
7 min read
Sep
06
My food tastes are ridiculous, I'm sorry

My food tastes are ridiculous, I'm sorry

In my defence, I grew up in Centurion
10 min read
Aug
30
Personal Nuclear Reactors

Personal Nuclear Reactors

Five favourite summer things
5 min read
Aug
02
Bongeziwe Mabandla playing guitar and singing into a microphone on stage

Entangled histories

Bee-eaters, Bongeziwe Mabandla and other glimpses of home.
8 min read
Feb
20
Pruning Time

Pruning Time

February is for letting go.
5 min read
Jan
12
Is it worth saving parasitic wasps?

Is it worth saving parasitic wasps?

Why should we care about species extinction?
5 min read
Dec
09
Harold Fisk’s Meander Maps of the Mississippi River (1944)

Meander Maps

Recent obsessions with Roman emperors and shifting waterways
6 min read
Nov
24
100,000 copies later

100,000 copies later

Reflecting on the book that changed my life
4 min read