Sting of the Wild by  Justin O. Schmidt – on developing the sting index of wasps and ants. Tarantula Hawk wasp - no thank you!

A Walk in the Park by Kevin Federako – a misadventure of survival through the Grand Canyon. I will never feel underprepared for anything again.

Independence by Chitra Banjaree – a historical novel about the separation of India and Pakistan.

Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny by Kate Manne – misogyny explained through a feminist lens. I had to read this over three months so I would not get so incensed.

A Fever in the Heartland by Timothy Egan – history of the KKK and the woman who stopped their plot to take over America. The playbook is still the same for some politicians, just no hoods.