The Well-read Naturalist
@wellreadnaturalist.bsky.social
Mild mannered reviewer of #books on natural philosophy, #naturalhistory, #HistSci, & #HistMed. Gentleman naturalist. Tweedy. Beardy. Has been found out standing in many fields. Plays well with otters. (he/him; Gaian, polytheist) www.wellreadnaturalist.com
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From This Point
In 1964, U.S. Supreme Court decided the case Jacobellis v. Ohio, involving whether the state government of Ohio could ban the showing of the Louis Malle film The Lovers (Les Amants), which the state h...
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If you have an interest in astrobiology, astronomy, biology, Earth science, or simply enjoy reading a book that will cause you to say “Wow!” with great regularity whilst reading it, I very much encourage you to read "The Pale Blue Data Point" (@uchicagopress.bsky.social). #Booksky
It's Friday night. I'm settled onto my easy-chair in my pyjamas, a cup of tea by my side, and a copy of McGavin's and Davranoglou's "Essential Entomology, Second Edition" (@oxfordacademic.bsky.social) on my reading stand.
Party on, fellow book and nature nerds; party on! 🙂
Party on, fellow book and nature nerds; party on! 🙂
November 15, 2025 at 3:31 AM
It's Friday night. I'm settled onto my easy-chair in my pyjamas, a cup of tea by my side, and a copy of McGavin's and Davranoglou's "Essential Entomology, Second Edition" (@oxfordacademic.bsky.social) on my reading stand.
Party on, fellow book and nature nerds; party on! 🙂
Party on, fellow book and nature nerds; party on! 🙂
Please - listen to them all. Think about what @milleridriss.bsky.social has discovered. Then tell everyone you know about them and the book. Tell your friends. Tell your neighbors. Tell your friends' neighbors. Tell your neighbors' friends. Keep doing so until every human knows about this problem.
(2/3) In the sixth episode of the "Man Up" podcast, @milleridriss.bsky.social speaks with parenting expert, author, and @nytimes.com columnist Jessica Grose, who gives practical advice for parents, caregivers, and educators on navigating online spaces with their children.
November 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Please - listen to them all. Think about what @milleridriss.bsky.social has discovered. Then tell everyone you know about them and the book. Tell your friends. Tell your neighbors. Tell your friends' neighbors. Tell your neighbors' friends. Keep doing so until every human knows about this problem.
If you've been coveting a copy of "Wildflowers and Grasses of Kansas; A Field Guide (Revised and Expanded Edition)" or one of their many other fine books, this is an excellent opportunity add it - or them 😉 - to your library. kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700635955/
November 14, 2025 at 6:54 PM
If you've been coveting a copy of "Wildflowers and Grasses of Kansas; A Field Guide (Revised and Expanded Edition)" or one of their many other fine books, this is an excellent opportunity add it - or them 😉 - to your library. kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700635955/
In this compact volume, @profcarolyne.bsky.social explores how dragons have captured the human imagination across time and space.
Discover The Little Book of Dragons: bit.ly/47SWqjc
#ArtHistory #LiteraryStudies
Discover The Little Book of Dragons: bit.ly/47SWqjc
#ArtHistory #LiteraryStudies
November 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
As it's Friday and I'm feeling uncharacteristically playful, I thought I'd "go nude" today - on my lapel, that is.
Seriously though, I'm having a little difficulty putting an ID to this little nudibranch pin I bought from @fossilforager.bsky.social at #EntSoc25. Suggestions are eagerly sought.
Seriously though, I'm having a little difficulty putting an ID to this little nudibranch pin I bought from @fossilforager.bsky.social at #EntSoc25. Suggestions are eagerly sought.
November 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
As it's Friday and I'm feeling uncharacteristically playful, I thought I'd "go nude" today - on my lapel, that is.
Seriously though, I'm having a little difficulty putting an ID to this little nudibranch pin I bought from @fossilforager.bsky.social at #EntSoc25. Suggestions are eagerly sought.
Seriously though, I'm having a little difficulty putting an ID to this little nudibranch pin I bought from @fossilforager.bsky.social at #EntSoc25. Suggestions are eagerly sought.
I thought I was already following all the university presses on Bluesky, but I was still missing a few. Thank you @aupresses.bsky.social for creating this very useful collection. I've now
filled in the missing ones. #ReadUP
filled in the missing ones. #ReadUP
Find & follow your favorite university presses on this platform with this handy starter pack of our members: go.bsky.app/7p95p7B
And if you're looking for university presses that publish in a certain field, consult our Subject Area Grid: bit.ly/3C7ASUc.
#ReadUP
And if you're looking for university presses that publish in a certain field, consult our Subject Area Grid: bit.ly/3C7ASUc.
#ReadUP
November 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I thought I was already following all the university presses on Bluesky, but I was still missing a few. Thank you @aupresses.bsky.social for creating this very useful collection. I've now
filled in the missing ones. #ReadUP
filled in the missing ones. #ReadUP
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The #SouthSoundBirdAlliance welcomes Gretchen Newberry to present "The Hidden Lives of Common Nighthawks" on Zoom tonight, November 13, at 7:00 pm PT! Registration is required. Visit beav.es/ooP to learn more.
#BirdBooks #Nighthawks #ReadLocal
#BirdBooks #Nighthawks #ReadLocal
November 13, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The #SouthSoundBirdAlliance welcomes Gretchen Newberry to present "The Hidden Lives of Common Nighthawks" on Zoom tonight, November 13, at 7:00 pm PT! Registration is required. Visit beav.es/ooP to learn more.
#BirdBooks #Nighthawks #ReadLocal
#BirdBooks #Nighthawks #ReadLocal
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In "Discovering the Okapi," Simon Pooley offers a fascinating portrait of the okapi and unpacks the complicated layers of Western science and Indigenous knowledge that shaped the world's understanding of this unique creature.
www.press.jhu.edu/bo...
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November 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
In "Discovering the Okapi," Simon Pooley offers a fascinating portrait of the okapi and unpacks the complicated layers of Western science and Indigenous knowledge that shaped the world's understanding of this unique creature.
www.press.jhu.edu/bo...
www.press.jhu.edu/bo...
I was delighted to read that this study of reptiles and amphibians in my home county (Columbia, in Oregon) has now been published. I hope those here with an interest in herpetology, as well as ecology, will find it useful, and that all here may find it interesting.
wildcolumbia.org/2025/11/12/t...
wildcolumbia.org/2025/11/12/t...
The study is published! Part 1: What animals did we find?
Our paper is finally published! This was a labor of love, the product of years of research, over a thousand hours of surveying, and months of writing and editing. We deeply thank the hundreds of co…
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November 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I was delighted to read that this study of reptiles and amphibians in my home county (Columbia, in Oregon) has now been published. I hope those here with an interest in herpetology, as well as ecology, will find it useful, and that all here may find it interesting.
wildcolumbia.org/2025/11/12/t...
wildcolumbia.org/2025/11/12/t...
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Next week, November 18th at 7:00 pm EST, join @princetonpl.bsky.social in welcoming @lisasgardiner.bsky.social for a discussion of her book, Reefs of Time: What Fossils Reveal about Coral Survival!
Learn more about Gardiner's work and register here: buff.ly/rQL4GYh
Learn more about Gardiner's work and register here: buff.ly/rQL4GYh
November 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Next week, November 18th at 7:00 pm EST, join @princetonpl.bsky.social in welcoming @lisasgardiner.bsky.social for a discussion of her book, Reefs of Time: What Fossils Reveal about Coral Survival!
Learn more about Gardiner's work and register here: buff.ly/rQL4GYh
Learn more about Gardiner's work and register here: buff.ly/rQL4GYh
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This year marks the bicentennial of the birth of Thomas Henry Huxley, born 4 May 1825. The only notice I've seen for this is John van Wyhe's short piece for the @linneansociety.bsky.social: bit.ly/4oVPZmq
#HPS #histsci
#HPS #histsci
November 11, 2025 at 12:24 AM
This year marks the bicentennial of the birth of Thomas Henry Huxley, born 4 May 1825. The only notice I've seen for this is John van Wyhe's short piece for the @linneansociety.bsky.social: bit.ly/4oVPZmq
#HPS #histsci
#HPS #histsci
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A fascinating book that looks that the beetles found in the world.
Review at my website [ sohkamyung.github.io/reviews/nonf... ] and on BookWyrm [ bookwyrm.social/user/sohkamy... ]
#Books #Reviews #Beetles #NaturalHistory
Review at my website [ sohkamyung.github.io/reviews/nonf... ] and on BookWyrm [ bookwyrm.social/user/sohkamy... ]
#Books #Reviews #Beetles #NaturalHistory
November 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
A fascinating book that looks that the beetles found in the world.
Review at my website [ sohkamyung.github.io/reviews/nonf... ] and on BookWyrm [ bookwyrm.social/user/sohkamy... ]
#Books #Reviews #Beetles #NaturalHistory
Review at my website [ sohkamyung.github.io/reviews/nonf... ] and on BookWyrm [ bookwyrm.social/user/sohkamy... ]
#Books #Reviews #Beetles #NaturalHistory
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November 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Get 50% off thousands of books with free UK postage!
Use code FIFTY at checkout at: yalebooks.co.uk/history
Only available from yalebooks.co.uk in Nov
Includes all books except those priced £100+, preorders & books published after 31/10/25
Not available N/S America & Aus/NZ
#Skystorians #history
Use code FIFTY at checkout at: yalebooks.co.uk/history
Only available from yalebooks.co.uk in Nov
Includes all books except those priced £100+, preorders & books published after 31/10/25
Not available N/S America & Aus/NZ
#Skystorians #history
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November 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Now in paperback! Understanding why the climate has changed in the past, this timely book shows, is essential to grasping the gravity of how radically human activity is altering the climate today. buff.ly/uDmp70F #Climate @ClimateScience
November 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Now in paperback! Understanding why the climate has changed in the past, this timely book shows, is essential to grasping the gravity of how radically human activity is altering the climate today. buff.ly/uDmp70F #Climate @ClimateScience
On this date in 1970, a Sperm Whale that had washed ashore at Florence, Oregon three days earlier was blown to smithereens by the Oregon Highway Division. #ExplodingWhaleDay
youtu.be/V6CLumsir34?...
youtu.be/V6CLumsir34?...
The Exploding Whale: An infamous moment in Oregon history creates a strangely beloved icon
YouTube video by KATU News
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November 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
On this date in 1970, a Sperm Whale that had washed ashore at Florence, Oregon three days earlier was blown to smithereens by the Oregon Highway Division. #ExplodingWhaleDay
youtu.be/V6CLumsir34?...
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From beaver innovation to bowerbird aesthetics, animals are creative beings with rich inner lives.
Author Carol Gigliotti explores five ways animals showcase their creative side through this original NYU Press blog post.
Read it here
Author Carol Gigliotti explores five ways animals showcase their creative side through this original NYU Press blog post.
Read it here
5 Ways that Animals Express Their Creativity by Carol Gigliotti, author of The Creative Lives of Animals
From the Square
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November 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
From beaver innovation to bowerbird aesthetics, animals are creative beings with rich inner lives.
Author Carol Gigliotti explores five ways animals showcase their creative side through this original NYU Press blog post.
Read it here
Author Carol Gigliotti explores five ways animals showcase their creative side through this original NYU Press blog post.
Read it here
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Hi Bluesky friends! I've been MIA for a while, but I'm coming back because I have some fun news...
I'm helping the Astronomical Society of the Pacific sell/rehome their library because they are downsizing their office space. There are sooooooo many cool finds. I'm going to share as many as I can! 🔭
I'm helping the Astronomical Society of the Pacific sell/rehome their library because they are downsizing their office space. There are sooooooo many cool finds. I'm going to share as many as I can! 🔭
November 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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There are two university presses in attendance at #EntSoc25: @cornellupress.bsky.social and @oxfordacademic.bsky.social. They both have some lovely decals on offer at their respective stands. 😃
November 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
There are two university presses in attendance at #EntSoc25: @cornellupress.bsky.social and @oxfordacademic.bsky.social. They both have some lovely decals on offer at their respective stands. 😃
Happy to #TeamUP with @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social once again to celebrate #UPWeek: listen in on a podcast interview with AUPresses President @dlbookman.bsky.social, director @uwiscpress.bsky.social.
https://bit.ly/4hSbLF6
https://bit.ly/4hSbLF6
November 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The rise of journals in the fields of natural history in general and entomology in particular greatly assisted in the formation of communities of interest in the study of such subjects. Dr. Matthew Wale explains in his “Making Entomologists” (@upittpress.bsky.social). #EntSoc25 #Booksky
Making Entomologists
The rise of journals in the fields of natural history in general and entomology in particular greatly assisted in the formation of communities of interest in the study of such subjects. Dr. Matthew Wa...
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November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The rise of journals in the fields of natural history in general and entomology in particular greatly assisted in the formation of communities of interest in the study of such subjects. Dr. Matthew Wale explains in his “Making Entomologists” (@upittpress.bsky.social). #EntSoc25 #Booksky
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Every other Wednesday, we #TeamUp with authors, editors & listeners like you on the Hopkins Press Podcast, making academic research accessible & engaging through conversation
Discover more at the Newsroom Blog: tinyurl.com/mrja935t
Join us and other #UniversityPresses in celebrating #UPWeek!
Discover more at the Newsroom Blog: tinyurl.com/mrja935t
Join us and other #UniversityPresses in celebrating #UPWeek!
November 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Every other Wednesday, we #TeamUp with authors, editors & listeners like you on the Hopkins Press Podcast, making academic research accessible & engaging through conversation
Discover more at the Newsroom Blog: tinyurl.com/mrja935t
Join us and other #UniversityPresses in celebrating #UPWeek!
Discover more at the Newsroom Blog: tinyurl.com/mrja935t
Join us and other #UniversityPresses in celebrating #UPWeek!
The entomology pinbadge energy is strong at #EntSoc25. I bought this lovely Carolina Mantis badge by Roving House at the BioQuipBugs / @pinitentomology.bsky.social stand, and this superb Orchid Mantis badge by @fossilforager.bsky.social at the Fossil Forager stand.
November 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The entomology pinbadge energy is strong at #EntSoc25. I bought this lovely Carolina Mantis badge by Roving House at the BioQuipBugs / @pinitentomology.bsky.social stand, and this superb Orchid Mantis badge by @fossilforager.bsky.social at the Fossil Forager stand.
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We're looking forward to attending the @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social's Annual Meeting in Birmingham, UK, tomorrow through 15 November! Head to the International Convention Centre to see us and browse through our latest selection of nature books. We hope to see you there!
November 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM
We're looking forward to attending the @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social's Annual Meeting in Birmingham, UK, tomorrow through 15 November! Head to the International Convention Centre to see us and browse through our latest selection of nature books. We hope to see you there!
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To celebrate #UniversityPressWeek, we’re offering 50% off all books this week. 📚
Use code BUP11 at checkout and enjoy discovering something new.
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Use code BUP11 at checkout and enjoy discovering something new.
https://ow.ly/lYF150XpQgF
November 11, 2025 at 10:20 AM
To celebrate #UniversityPressWeek, we’re offering 50% off all books this week. 📚
Use code BUP11 at checkout and enjoy discovering something new.
https://ow.ly/lYF150XpQgF
Use code BUP11 at checkout and enjoy discovering something new.
https://ow.ly/lYF150XpQgF