This week Kim and Alice explore the vast and interesting world of birds and birding with memoirs and illustrated bird guides. Plus, new collections of essays, historical nonfiction, and more! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Follow Up Shelf Life: Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller by Nadia Wassef Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala Nonfiction in the News Barack Obama May Become A 3-Time Winner (But It’s Not What You Think) by David Moye [HuffPost] New Nonfiction We Are Meant to Rise: Voices for Justice from Minneapolis to the World, edited by Carolyn Holbrook and David Mura Dark Tourist: Essays by Hasanthika Sirisena Sea State: A Memoir by Tabitha Lasley Deliberate Evil: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Daniel Webster, and the 1830 Murder of a Salem Slave Trader by Edward J. Renehan Out of Office: The Big Problem and Bigger Promise of Working from Home by Charlie Warzel and Anne Helen Petersen Birds! What It’s Like to Be a Bird: From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing – What Birds Are Doing, and Why by David Allen Sibley The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with Nature by J. Drew Lanham Field Notes from an Unintentional Birder: A Memoir by Julia Zarankin H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald Reading Now This Is Ear Hustle: Unflinching Stories of Everyday Prison Life by Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods The Ancient Guide to Modern Life by Natalie Haynes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices