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Author of Half a Cup of Sand and Sky, mom, bibliophile, nature lover, American living in Sweden πŸ“šπŸ–‹οΈ "As we work to heal the Earth, the Earth heals us.” - Robin Wall Kimmerer
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. Day 12: Middlemarch #books #booksky #bookchallenge #20daybookchallenge #middlemarch #georgeeliot #literaryfiction πŸ–‹οΈπŸ“šπŸ’™

How did we get to a point where speaking up for human rights at a U.S. university risks turning your world into a dystopian nightmare? #resist www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/n...

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 11: Franny & Zooey #books #booksky #bookchallenge #20daybookchallenge #frannyandzooey #jdsalinger #literaryfiction πŸ–‹οΈπŸ“šπŸ’™

A little effort in the right direction and nature does the rest! #rewilding #nature #naturesky #marsh www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. Day 10: Anna Karenina #books #booksky #bookchallenge #20daybookchallenge #annakarenina #leotolstoy

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. Day 9: To Kill A Mockingbird #books #booksky #bookchallenge #20daybookchallenge #tokillamockingbird #harperlee

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. Day 8: 1984 #books #booksky #bookchallenge #20daybookchallenge #1984 #georgeorwell

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 7: Greenwood #books #booksky #bookchallenge #20daybookchallenge #greenwood #canada #michaelchristie

Who says trees don't dance? On a walk in Trollskogen, the dwarf beech forest in southern Sweden, you might find these two. #tree #trees #nature #fortheloveoftrees #photography #forest #dwarfbeech #sweden

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 6: The Bell Jar #books #booksky #bookchallenge #20daybookchallenge #thebelljar #sylviaplath #literaryfiction πŸ–‹οΈπŸ“š

”Where flowers bloom, so does hope.” β€” Lady Bird Johnson #crocus #nature #flowers #photography #hope #spring #bloomscrolling #sweden #park #skΓ₯ne

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you… Day 5: To the Lighthouse #books #booksky #bookchallenge #20daybookchallenge #virginiawoolf #tothelighthouse #literaryfiction πŸ–‹οΈπŸ“šπŸ’™

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you… Day 4: Overstory #books #booksky #bookchallenge #20daybookchallenge #overstory #richardpowers

While I still rank Richard Powers' Overstory first, some scenes in Playground are even more exquisite: The cuttlefish! Powers plays wildly with three dissimilar narrative strands but manages to pull them all together in an unexpected twist that I am still pondering. #booksky #richardpowers

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. 3/20: Prophet Song #books #booksky #bookchallenge #20daybookchallenge #prophetsong #paullynch #democracy

I've read Han Kang's Greek Lessons and The Vegetarian and eager to read Human Acts. Like the bit about the small bookshop she ran in a little alley in Seoul where she handwrote book recs! πŸ“š ✍️ πŸ—’οΈ #hankang #greeklessons #thevegetarian #booksky #bookrecommendations www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f...