Britannica First Big Book of Why by Sally Symes, Stephanie Warren Drimmer and Kate Slater
I've always wanted to know why. It's why I became a librarian, in fact. My original plan was to become a reference librarian. During my…
Amazing Rivers by Julie Vosburgh Agnone and Kerry Hyndman
I wish What On Earth Books had been around when I was a child. They publish the sort of books I'd have loved. Fortunately I've…
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Listified! by Andrew Pettie and Andres Lozano
I'm a librarian to trade, and so predisposed to appreciate the ordering of knowledge. So there were few risks inherent in giving me this book…
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This Book is Cruelty Free: Animals and Us by Linda Newbery
Right at the beginning of her published writing career, more years ago than she or I would like to remember, animal rights was something about…
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Look What I Found at the Seaside by Moira Butterfield and Jesus Verona
It's fairly well known by now that I love all things to do with the sea. You might think that this makes me undiscriminating when…
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Tragedy at Sea: the sinking of the Titanic by David Long and Stefano Tambellini
I've never been someone who's fascinated by the history of RMS Titanic. I haven't seen Kate and Leo's film, paid attention to the conspiracy theories…
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Interview with Paul Dowswell
I’ve known Paul Dowswell long enough to have forgotten exactly when we met. It was at an Edinburgh International Book Festival when I was chairing…
Absolutely Everything! by Christopher Lloyd
As the author himself admits, the title is perhaps a slight exaggeration but the book is a gallop through a history of the world. The…
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My Lockdown Books: Fifty Two
I met Mollie Hunter a couple of times: once at a book festival I organised to mark the Carnegie Medal, held at the original Carnegie…
What On Earth Books
What On Earth Books are new to me but Laura Smythe who works as part of the publicity team is not and she sent me…
