What We Are Reading Today: ‘Bodypedia’ by Adam Taor

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Updated 06 October 2025
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘Bodypedia’ by Adam Taor

“Bodypedia” is a lively, fact-filled romp through your body, from A to Z. Featuring almost 100 stories on topics ranging from the beastly origins of goosebumps to the definitive answer to the Motown classic “What Becomes of the Brokenhearted,” these fascinating tales from your entrails explore the wonders of anatomy, one body part at a time.

With a keen scalpel, Adam Taor peels away the layers to bring your under appreciated insides to light.


What We Are Reading Today: ‘Dragonflies of Britain and Ireland’

Updated 16 December 2025
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘Dragonflies of Britain and Ireland’

Authors: Dave Smallshire and Andy Swash

Dragonflies of Britain and Ireland is the only comprehensive photographic field guide to the damselflies and dragonflies of the region. 
Written by two of Britain’s foremost Dragonfly experts, this fully revised and updated fifth edition features hundreds of stunning images and identification charts covering all 58 resident, migrant and former breeding species, and seven potential vagrants.
The book focuses on the identification of both adults and larvae, highlighting the key features.
Detailed species profiles provide concise information on identification, status and trend.