December 2025

December 14th: Books, books, books- what better gift is there?
Given how much I love a geographical-read, I thought it might be useful to share some of my top-reads of the year and what I’d recommend for anyone you might be looking to treat to a good book!

For any geography teacher, ‘Environomics’ was my best curriculum-related read of the year and a book I think all would enjoy. As I explain here, in many ways, this is a similar book to Hannah Ritchie’s Not the End of the World but, personally, I found it much more readable.

I gave ‘Invisible Lines’ to a family member for their birthday earlier in the year and it went down a treat.
I’d recommend it to anyone who is interested in general geography / history / geo-politics and likes to be able to explain the world around them!

Although not strictly geographical, I have loved dipping into ‘Wonderland: A year in Britain’s Wildlife Day by Day’ throughout the year as part of my quest to improve my knowledge of the natural world. I’ve bought it for my father-in-law who enjoys time spent outdoors in rural Herefordshire and will hopefully enjoy topping up his knowledge of lesser-known species and habitats. It’s also got a beautiful cover so would make a good coffee-table addition…

It might also be useful to see what books I found less enjoyable / useful recently. These are shared here.