New year, new reads! Here's a preview of what's to come with AgBookClub in 2022. We invite any and all to join! The #AgBookClub Twitter chat takes place every Wednesday at 8pm Central time. (First time joining a Twitter chat? Here's a quick guide to everything you need to know.) January The first selection of… Continue reading AgBookClub 2022 Selections
Author: Gracie Weinzierl Pierson
The farm kid behind A Farm Kid's Guide to Agriculture. Coffee drinker. Cat enthusiast. Borderline plant hoarder. Lover of all things agriculture. Co-host of AgBookClub. Find my posts on FarmKidBlog.com and AgBookClub.com. Follow me on Twitter at @FarmKidBlog.
December 2021 — Stories from the Heartland
And for our final selection of 2021, we will dive into Stories from the Heartland by Max Armstrong. This memoir covers the career and experiences of the popular farm broadcaster. This book fits the end-of-year trifecta: it's compact (for easy travel), it's short (we know December is a busy month for most), and - best of… Continue reading December 2021 — Stories from the Heartland
November 2021 — Epitaph for a Peach
We've made it to Halloween, which seems to unofficially kick off the slide into the holiday season. Since it's such a busy time of year, we're always on the lookout for a lighter read to fit the mood of the season. November's selection is Epitaph for a Peach: Four Seasons on My Family Farm by… Continue reading November 2021 — Epitaph for a Peach
October 2021 — Out of the Shadows
October is the peak of fall in the Midwest, as well as harvest season across the heartland. But where does all of the harvested corn and soybeans go? We're hoping that October's selection, Out of the Shadows: The New Merchants of Grain by Jonathan Kingsman, provides some insight. Here’s a quick summary of the book:… Continue reading October 2021 — Out of the Shadows
September 2021 — Locust
With September comes the much-anticipated transition to autumn...and a return to a historical novel as our featured title. Locust: The Devastating Rise and Mysterious Disappearance of the Insect that Shaped the American Heartland* by Jeffrey A. Lockwood is "an entomological thriller" and is, in fact, written by an entomologist. Here’s a quick summary of the… Continue reading September 2021 — Locust
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