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I write mysteries, environmental and climate fiction: Sometimes they overlap. #books #SciFi #mysteries #environment Latest book: The Hurricane Code https://www.amazon.com/Hurricane-Code-James-Aura/dp/B08J1SK814

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When the Flames Went Out-losing a home and rebuilding after LA's Eaton Fire
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11.02.2026 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Before my birth, cotton formed me’: A story of family and struggle Cristina Rivera Garza’s β€œAutobiography of Cotton” blends memory, history, and investigation into a beautifully written book about how stories are lost.

Autobiography of Cotton is an autobiography, history and a novel too

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EPA will revoke 'endangerment finding' that underpins all climate regulation this week The endangerment finding gives the EPA authority to regulate greenhouse gases by deeming they pose a risk to public health and welfare.

Trump is trying to roll back environmental protections. A big one is going away this week. It will be challenged.
EPA will revoke β€˜endangerment finding’ that underpins all climate regulation this week www.cnbc.com/2026/02/10/e...?

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A new short story collection from crime fiction master Don Winslow #books

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SilverTowne - A Great Read for the Numismatic History Buff A Great Read for the Numismatic History Buff

American Numismatist- Fascinating book by the director of the US Mint, Paul Hollis #books #history www.silvertowne.com/product/2111...?

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Discovering new connections between Great Lakes' winter storms and global climate patterns About a year ago, researchers at the University of Michigan found that the extratropical cyclones that are the biggest drivers of winter weather in the Great Lakes region are warming and trending nort...

"extratropical cyclones that are the biggest drivers of winter weather in the Great Lakes region are warming and trending northward", growing in size, and intensifying which then intensifies their teleconnections modulating increasingly NH circulation, driven by ocean warming...

#climate #earth

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'Clutch' For This College Friend Group, Midlife Has Entered the Chat #books

10.02.2026 23:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Maggie O’Farrell on Grief, Her History with Shakespeare, and Adapting Her Novel to the Screen Maggie O’Farrell was first struck by the homophonic similarity between Shakespeare’s son Hamnet and the titular character of his play, Hamlet when she was 16-years-old. She carried that intrigue ov…

The author of Hamnet on Grief, Her History with Shakespeare, and Adapting Her Novel to the Screen

10.02.2026 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Climate Change's effects on the North Atlantic Current could turn Iceland uninhabitable #climate
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10.02.2026 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In Appalachia's rough beauty, a serial killer is on the move.
The Cumberland Killers. a Kentucky Mystery #KindleUnlimited #mystery
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10.02.2026 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lord of the Flies is a chilling masterpiece – of course Jack Thorne chose to adapt it William Golding’s 1954 novel is required reading in schools across the world, and its title has become shorthand for the breakdown of civilisation, writes Martin Chilton. As a new TV adaptation arrive...

A TV adaptation is coming of 'Lord of the Flies' #books #film
www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...

09.02.2026 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Apparently the Honeybee apocalypse is over..
We were successful in 'saving the bees'. We just saved the wrong ones.
"Suppose I were to say to you, β€˜I’m really worried about bird decline, so I’ve decided to take up keeping chickens.’ You’d think I was a bit of an idiot."
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10.02.2026 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Through Animal Eyes | The Point Magazine There are aliens among us. Don’t panic. They’ve been here a long time. You probably live with a few.

On writing through alien's and animal's eyes
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A long, strange trip for Ammon Bundy
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The Thwaites Glacier is such a threat, scientists are considering previously disregarded options- to avoid major floods on Earth #climate
archive.ph/802uL

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Lord of the Flies is a chilling masterpiece – of course Jack Thorne chose to adapt it William Golding’s 1954 novel is required reading in schools across the world, and its title has become shorthand for the breakdown of civilisation, writes Martin Chilton. As a new TV adaptation arrive...

A TV adaptation is coming of 'Lord of the Flies' #books #film
www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...

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A (Miserable) Day in the Life of an Unwilling Homeschooler You can feel it in the air, an exhilarated humidity. The sky, the next morning, is still blue, but already going fuzzy, the sun hazed down to a pale circle you can look at without even squinting. A…

He was home-schooled and he was miserable: Stephen Merrill at the hands of a controlling mother #books
lithub.com/a-miserable-...?

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No Matter How Much Great Literature We Feed Into AI, It Cannot Feel β€œReading makes you more empathic.” We’ll all heard variations on this mantra. As Barack Obama mused during an interview with the novelist Marilynne Robinson, β€œthe most important stuff I’ve learned …

On the role of chatbots in contemporary literature #AI #books
lithub.com/no-matter-ho...?

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The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction Here are this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers for fiction, based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide, generously provided by the American Booksellers Association. …

Bestsellers from independent publishers this week #books lithub.com/the-independ...?

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'Enhanced Reading'

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The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in February Every month, all the major streaming services add a host of newly acquired (or just plain new) shows, movies, and documentaries into their ever-rotating libraries. So what’s a dedicated reader to w…

The Literary Film & TV coming this month
lithub.com/the-literary...?

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Ron Charles | Substack I write about books for The Washington Post. I talk about books for CBS Sunday Morning. Click to read Ron Charles, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

The Substack Letter for Ron Charles, whose book section was just ended by the Washington Post: #books roncharles.substack.com?r=h7km&utm_c...

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Happy #SuperbOwl πŸ¦‰ Sunday to all who celebrate.

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The consumer-friendly Energy Star program survived Trump. What about other efficiency efforts? Energy Star, the program that helps guide consumers to more energy-efficient appliances and electronics, has survived President Donald Trump’s attempt to kill it.

Energy Star, the program that helps guide consumers to more energy-efficient appliances and electronics, has survived the Trump administration’s plans to cut it. #environment
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08.02.2026 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How the AI Tidal Wave is creating widespread scarcity
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08.02.2026 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mars Rainfall, Death Monks, and Frankenstein Summer: February’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books As we slog through the end of winter, with an extra-nasty flu season and subzero temperatures, at least there are some stellar tales to keep us entertained until the first whispers of spring. Trave…

New SciFi and Fantasy Books lithub.com/mars-rainfal...?

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Jules Verne- the father of Science Fiction, born on this day in
1828 #authors en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_V...

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Meteorologists warn that an anomaly in the polar vortex is approaching, and that its speed and shape do not match what textbooks taught decades ago Polar vortex anomaly speeding up over Arctic, defying forecasts and triggering concern across Europe, Asia, and North America.

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Climate Update: The West sees a snow drought, with record warmth this winter #climate
guyonclimate.com/2026/02/07/e...

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β€˜Bonfire of the Murdochs’ unspools a story even stranger than TV #books archive.ph/0NOZT

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