What We Are Reading Today: The Lives of Fungi by Britt Bunyard

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Updated 08 January 2023
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What We Are Reading Today: The Lives of Fungi by Britt Bunyard

We know fungi are important, for us as well as the environment. But how they live, and what they can do, remains mysterious and surprising.

Filled with stunning photographs, “The Lives of Fungi” presents an inside look into their hidden and extraordinary world.

The wonders of fungi are myriad: a mushroom poking up through leaf litter literally overnight, or the sensational hit of umami from truffle shavings.


What We Are Reading Today: ‘Make Your Manuscript Work’ by Laura Portwood-Stacer

Updated 10 February 2026
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘Make Your Manuscript Work’ by Laura Portwood-Stacer

Developmental editing holds the power to make a manuscript connect with publishers and readers, yet few scholarly writers have the training to do it well.

“Make Your Manuscript Work” offers a practical method for assessing and refining the features of their texts that matter most—argument, evidence, structure, and style.

This guide shows scholarly writers how to identify what’s been holding their writing back and fix it so they can accomplish their publication goals.