Welcome to The Whispers of Rock: Stories from the Earth. A secret world that whispers stories of creation & destruction, of magic & mystery, of beauty & power. The keepers of such extraordinary tales are the rocks around us. Out 4th Sept 2025, pre-order: tinyurl.com/3m3vnzex #naturewriting #geology
Is the book illustrated? I only ask because publishers nowadays seem to omit diagrams from popular earth science books, which makes it harder for the layperson to follow the narrative.
Budgets restrict colour photos and illustrations 😞 It has diagrams at the start and then greyscale photos peppered throughout. But the writing does the heavy work for you - feeding your imagination to think & feel the rocks.
Thanks for taking time to reply. Just having diagrams puts your book ahead of most popular earth science books, which have flashy covers & nothing but solid text inside. Greyscale photos are a definite bonus :-)
The worst culprit was a popular paleontology book which didn't contain a reference diagram of the eras, periods, eons etc. mentioned which meant I continually had to look them up online to understand what the author was talking about. Expecting too much for layperson to know all that terminology!
That is a huge oversight! Thankfully I have a timeline, a plate tectonic map and a rock cycle diagram to help readers 🙏🏾😊
Wow! That's excellent!
Thank you Alan! Of course I would love colour plates, sprayed edges - the works. But I am realistic about budgets and thankful for the amazing work I have created 🧡😊
I've made a note of the publication date. Added to my "books to buy" list.
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I d love to pre order this but am in some sort of loop-link where I just keep getting the same as above - how do I pre order please 🙏
Oh goodness me, I am so sorry! How about this www.anjanakhatwa.com/writing A huge thank you for the support 😊🙏🏾
Do you know if it will be released in the US?
The release for the US edition is 14th October and it has an equally beautiful cover! www.anjanakhatwa.com/writing
Looks great 😊
Beautiful title. Beautiful cover. So excited about this book (and already got it earmarked as a gift for my dad too).
Looking forward to this Anjana - is this aimed at adults or might our older Rockwatchers be able to embrace it too?
It's a non fiction book aimed at grown ups, so ideally aged 16 and over. Depending on the response - we could be looking at a middle grade version! Ideal for Rock watchers!
Good stuff! A junior edition would be very welcome I’m sure!
beautiful cover
Thank you Anand, and for the support over the years!