Sample Saturday is when I wade through the eleventy billion samples I have downloaded on my Kindle. I’m slowly chipping away and deciding whether it’s buy or bye.

The Premonitions Bureau: A True Account of Death Foretold by Sam Knight

Why I have it: spotted on a ‘Best of 2022‘ list.

Summary: true story of John Barker, a psychiatrist who investigated the power of premonitions, and came to believe he himself was destined for an early death.

I’m thinking: Yes.

Saving Time by Jenny Odell

Why I have it: Because of this highlights reel from The Wheeler Centre.

Summary: Odell has written previously about the importance of disconnecting from the ‘attention economy’. Here she considers what to do when you don’t have time to spend, and explores the way time is measured and understood in our society.

I’m thinking: Yes.

The Forgotten Botanist by Wynne Brown

Why I have it: discovered while putting together a #6degrees chain.

Summary: the story of Sara Plummer, who, in 1870 taught herself botany and discovered hundreds of new plant species. Her work was largely credited to her husband, as ‘J.G. Lemmon & wife’.

I’m thinking: No.