Little Fish: Juan Trippe

In this book, Stephen Nicol takes readers into the underwater world of Antarctic krill, one of the largest krill species, revealing their life cycle, habits, and central position in the Southern Ocean food chain as consumers of phytoplankton and prey for whales and other marine life. With wit and wisdom from decades of research, Nicol highlights how krill drive global ecosystems while addressing threats like industrial fishing for aquaculture feed and the impacts of climate change on their populations.

A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute follows Jean Paget, a young Englishwoman who becomes a prisoner of war in Malaya during World War II. After the war, she inherits a substantial sum of money and decides to use it to build a well in the Malayan village that helped her. Her search for an Australian soldier, Joe Harman, who had risked his life to help her, leads her to the Australian outback, where she transforms a small town called Willstown into a thriving community. The novel explores themes of love, resilience, and community development.