Month: March 2026

Book Review: Footeprint – Eunice Newton Foote at the Dawn of Climate Science and Women’s Rights by Lindsay H. Metcalf

This book should be translated into as many languages as possible, and every library should have at least one copy of it. A moving and beautifully written verse novel based on the life of the first climate scientist, Eunice Newton Foote (1819–1888). In a scientific article she published in 1856, she wrote:“An atmosphere of that …

Book Review: Farewell to Russia by Joe Luc Barnes

The country was freed when the Soviet Union dissolved. However, the old powers were still waiting for a chance to snap back, while other bullies were already eyeing the oil and human resources — whether foreign powers, insecure and revenge-seeking neighbours, or homegrown dictators. People are trapped in bad governance, walking a tightrope to stay …