Today I welcome back Kate Khavari to discuss Green Academia, a historical science aesthetic we apply to book recommendations. It’s not a real subgenre, but I thought this would be fun. Kate’s Saffron Everleigh mystery series centers a botanist in academia in the early 20th century, so she was the perfect guest for this discussion. We chat about the difference between STEM and Green Academia, and we revel in how often humor and romance factor into these stories. I also want to mention that I didn’t include EMILY WILDE’S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FAIRIES in our book recs because the field of study in that book is fairy lore and not science. Here is a list of books discussed on the episode:
- The Perfect Poison by Amanda Quick
- The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love by India Holt
- The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennet
- The Countess Conspiracy by Courtney Milan
- The Runaway Dutchess by Joanna Lowell
- Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book by Brian Froud
- A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn
- A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan
- Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier
- When a Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare
- The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen
- Bend Towards the Sun by Jen Devon
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