Rachel W.

"When I'm not at the library I read, write, hike, make crafts, and learn new skills."
What I do when I'm not at the library:
I read, write, hike, make crafts and learn new skills.
What I'm reading now:
Landmarks by Robert Macfarlane
Five favorite books I've recently read:
Fiction:
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I read, write, hike, make crafts and learn new skills.
What I'm reading now:
Landmarks by Robert Macfarlane
Five favorite books I've recently read:
- Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Mirror Touch: Notes from a Doctor Who Can Feel Your Pain by Joel Salinas, M.D.
- Poetic Medicine: The Healing Art of Poem-Making by John Fox
- Lean Logic: A Dictionary for the Future and How to Survive It by David Fleming
- The Gift of Nothing by Patrick McDonnell
Fiction:
- Picture Books: Narratives with Depth (Whimsical or Serious)
- Children's Fiction: Classics, Historical, Wilderness Adventures
- Literary Fiction: Metaphorical Tales, Reflective, Thought-Provoking, Issue-Oriented
- Science Fiction: De-industrial, Anthropological
- Mythology/Fairy Tales: World Folk Tales, Storytelling
- Poetry: Nature, Cultural Commentary, Imagery
- Psychology: Learning, Play, Imagination, Child Development, Mental Health
- Anthropology/Sociology: Myth & Folklore, Language, Technology & Culture, Energy & Society
- History: Rise and Decline of Civilizations, Industrial Age, People's History, Library & Book History
- Science Writing: Human Ecology, Energy Issues, Natural History, Neuroscience
- Economics: Biophysical, Limits to Growth, Fairness
- Skills: Food, Crafting, Outdoor, Sustainable Living
- Humor: Wordplay, Absurdity
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