It’ll be summer in the northern hemisphere soon and with the sunshine and warm weather will come lots of critters! To celebrate, I thought it might be fun to do a vote for another buddy read/readalong that will start June 1st!

For me, summer makes me think of long days and hazy evenings, staying outside until the sun sets and the fireflies emerge, and enjoying the songs of cicadas and the buzzing of bees and wasps. In that vein, here are the potential selections:

🌕 Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark by Leigh Ann Henion 🪰 Silent Sparks: The Wondrous World of Fireflies by Sara Lewis 🐝 Wasps: The Astonishing Diversity of a Misunderstood Insect by Eric R. Eaton

I’ll post a comment with each of these titles and their book descriptions, please upvote the book you’d most like to read! Voting will close April 30th at 11:59PM EST and I’ll make a post announcing the winner May 1st so that we'll have a month to get a hold of the book in time for June! As a reminder, this is an unofficial readalong for those participating in this quest and is not affiliated with a badge.

Super excited to see what ya’ll pick 💚

Posted April 15th, 2026