March-April 2026: Birds

Books:

• Flight Paths by Rebecca Heisman
• Where the Falcon Flies by Adam Shoalts
• The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson

Podcasts:

• Bird of the Week
• The Science of Birds

Creative Project(s):

• Sparrows Quilt

Daily Bird ID List with eBird app

Bird friendly habitat in back garden with birdbath and some new feeders

May-June 2026: The Silk Road

Books:

• The Horde by Marie Favereau
• Life Along the Silk Road by Susan Whitfield
• The Silk Road by Valerie Hansen

I was surprised at how few titles/options there were to pick from for this. Part of it, I think, is that the areas covered by “the road” were vast and many are in areas not accessible to Western archaeologists and historians, so the sources from which to write about this topic are harder to find (maybe?).