Barbara J King

My #SundaySentence this week comes from Jenny Erpenbeck's uniquely beautiful Kairos, translated by Michael Hofmann. "And whose job is it to go down into the underworld and tell the dead that they died for nothing?" https://t.co/G9PcgCGVBS

Barbara J King

I'm reading a fabulous, absorbing novel (Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark) and Bootsie prefers I attend only to him! #Caturday #amreading https://t.co/zPbHami2FM

Barbara J King

As I gear up to write more about grief behavior in animals, I'll be reading widely. Looking forward to this one by Michael Cholbi from @PrincetonUPress. #grief #philosophy #anthropology #animals #BookTwitter https://t.co/1LjO0Y2IzC

Barbara J King

Hone set out to write a book that stresses what isn't yet known about dinosaurs as much as what is known ... The volume is jam-packed with gripping descriptions of advances in dinosaur science, while also serving as a handbook for anyone wishing to identify central gaps in our knowledge.

Barbara J King

Cosby's last novel… rocketed right from President Barack Obama's 2022 "summer favorites" list onto my stack of most-admired fiction. Based on those unforgettable characters, I anticipate in Cosby's new book a highly propulsive story with issues of social justice at its heart.

Barbara J King

Yong writes in a perfect balance of scientific rigor and personal awe as he invites readers to grasp something of how other animals experience the world. ... It's a magnificent achievement.

Barbara J King

I love Tan's curiosity and openness to possibilities about birds, who are much smarter than often credited… Tan's playful humor strays into outright anthropomorphism at times. This fanciful tone only brings extra warmth to a magnificently written and illustrated volume.

Barbara J King

I've finished @danijshapiro's Signal Fires just now. This exquisite novel-- yes, we are connected with those we love, with the stars in the sky, before during and after...I'll carry this one with me, in every sense. #BookTwitter #amreading https://t.co/Ot54jYSOeD

Barbara J King

You can take a boulder and map it in your mind, and that rock becomes your entire world, like your own asteroid.-- My #SundaySentence this week comes from Allegra Goodman's SAM. Wonderful novel about #climbing, adolescence, and love. https://t.co/sWXtC8rR7h

Barbara J King

Sci fi often gives #plantbased hope for #animals: "Killing an animal for food would get you arrested both on Earth and in the colonies." #SundaySentence, Emily St. John Mandel, Sea of Tranquility. https://t.co/DC4lAotCiO