Outside of a Dog

Where it's not too dark to read

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Recent Books

Anna Källén: The Trouble with Ancient DNA (2025, University of Chicago Press)

The Trouble with Ancient DNA

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In recent years, discoveries brought to light through analysis of ancient DNA—or aDNA—have made headlines around the world. While ancient DNA studies may appear to focus on laboratory science and objective results, the findings have also relied heavily on storytelling and can be influenced by political interests.

In The …

Kerry Greenwood: Blood and Circuses (2014, Constable) No rating

Blood and Circuses

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Phryne Fisher is bored. But is she tired enough to leave her identity, home and family behind to join Farrell's travelling circus? Strange things have been happening there and when Phryne is asked by her friends Samson the Strong Man and Doreen the Snake Woman to help, curiosity gets the …