The Seaboard Review of Books September 15, 2025
Volume 2, Issue 36 of The Seaboard Review of Books, September 15, 2025
In this “All Non-Fiction” issue:
The Illogical Adventure by James MacDuff and Mirriam Mweemba
Sisters of the Jungle by Keriann McGoogan
Fly on the Wall: The Best of Kevin Tobin
Waterfalls of Newfoundland and Labrador: A Guide by Steve Faulkner
Arctic Predator by Kathleen Lippa
The Posthumous Landscape: Remnants of Jewish Life in Eastern Europe by David Kaufman
The Illogical Adventure by James MacDuff and Mirriam Mweemba
“The best adventures begin when least expected, when they can lead anywhere and change everything.”
Sisters of the Jungle by Keriann McGoogan
Sisters of the Jungle: The Trailblazing Women Who Shaped the Study of Wild Primates by Keriann McGoogan offers a behind-the-scenes look at key female scientists who have influenced the study of wild primates. Some women profiled, like Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, were familiar to me, but others, like Linda Fedigan, Biruté Galdikas, Jeanne Altmann, Sara…
Fly on the Wall: The Best of Kevin Tobin
Kevin Tobin’s cartoon anthology Fly on the Wall provides a history lesson to anyone who wonders what issues affected Newfoundland- Labrador over the past 40 years. The book gives a brief biography of the artist and his career trajectory as he has cartooned for the St. John’s paper, The Telegram, for 40 years. The introduction, written by Mark Critch is …
Waterfalls of Newfoundland and Labrador: A Guide by Steve Faulkner
Steve Faulkner is a hiker, skier, mountain biker and photographer who lived and worked in Newfoundland and Labrador for more than ten years. Faulkner leaped at the opportunity to move back to the Newfoundland and Labrador as an RCMP officer; he was fortunate to have been posted in the east, west, and central regions of the province and in the Big Land, …
Arctic Predator by Kathleen Lippa
“This is where the story ends for me. I don’t want to go walking down that road any longer.” — Kathleen Lippa, author of Arctic Predator
Michael Greenstein Reviews
The Posthumous Landscape: Remnants of Jewish Life in Eastern Europe by David Kaufman, with Essays by Bernard Avishai and Joanna Podolska
Touchstones in Synagogues and Cemeteries
Hot Takes: Brief Notes on Books Present & Past
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A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers gave me the same vibes as The Wild Robot by Peter Brown, though it's a novel aimed at adult readers. It’s set in a post-industrial world in which robots decided they would no longer work in factories for humans. Centuries after the robots wandered into the wilderness, society has settled into a kind of ecological utopia. Small, self-sustaining communities, green energy, but there is still technology. In this world, the best tea monk (read therapist) in Panga finds themselves dissatisfied with their life. They set out to find an ancient hermitage. And then, a robot walks out of the wilderness. Truly lovely. (Contributed by Melanie Marttila)
News:
More Drunk Fiction info at Emily Weedon’s website: https://emilyweedon.com/drunk-fiction (We continue to sponsor the Drunk Fiction event at the Caledonian Pub in Toronto)
On Sept. 18, at 7;30pm Atlantic time, John Oughton is giving a free Zoom reading of recent poetry, written since his latest book The Universe and All That came out. Those interested should message John for the link. (joughton1[at]gmail.com)
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