Career of Evil (Cormorant Strike #3) – Robert Galbraith

When Robin is sent the leg of a murder victim, Cormorant and Robin must investigate multiple psychopaths from Cormorant’s past while navigating their complicated personal lives.

How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost writing, Learning and Thinking – Sönke Ahrens

Efficiently turn your thoughts and discoveries into a trove of smart, interconnected notes to make writing non-fiction a breeze. Fleeting, literature and permanent notes explained.

The Silkworm (Comorant Strike #2) – Robert Galbraith

In the series second book, Cormorant and Robin investigate a missing person that becomes a murder. The usual mix of interpersonal complications and investigative surprises.

A Wizard of Earthsea – Ursula K. Le Guin

As a good a story as I remember and Le Guin’s writing lifts this above your standard fantasy. Tackles big questions with a fast-paced plot.

Drop Bear – Evelyn Araluen

Unsettling, thought provoking, must read collection of poems and prose. Thanks go to Evelyn Araluen for confronting me with her perspective in this astonishing collection.

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek – Annie Dillard

Zooms in with amazing attention on the macabre and magnificent goings on of the natural world, spring boarding off this to ponder the big questions.