Rocks have long inspired poets, so this event brought together poets and geoscientists to discuss how, in an era of climate change, their disciplines can influence each other and to further encourage the rocks to speak.

These geologically oriented tours of some of North America’s most iconic landscapes will certainly satisfy the most ardent geoscientist as well as the curious layman in Gary L. Prost's Geological Tours of The World: North America's Natural Wonders (Two Volume Set), published by CRC Press in 2020.

This new volume of J.G. Ramsay's Folding and Fracturing of Rocks, edited by Bond and Lebit, offers 14 case studies related to rock folding, fracturing and strain from the UK, USA, Greece, the Dead Sea and China.

Review of Environmental Considerations Associated with Hydraulic Fracturing Operations: Adjusting to the Shale Revolution in a Green World, by James A. Jacobs and Stephen M. Testa Wiley, New York, 2019.

A selection of over 100 images from retired geology professor Tony Waltham have been compiled in an excellent new book, called World of Geology: Travels to Rocky Places.

Oil and gas in Africa – resource curse or blessing?

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, by American journalist David Grann

An exquisitely produced new book celebrates and completes William Smith’s seminal unfinished work "Strata Identified by Organized Fossils" – and demonstrates the extraordinary skill of early nineteenth-century engravers and map makers.

A history of some of the greatest geological minds introduces us to important geological controversies in this book "Great Geologists" by Mike Simmons.

A review of Michael Stephenson's book titled: "Energy and Climate Change: An Introduction to Geological Controls, Interventions and Mitigations" published in 2018 by Elsevier.

A must have book for any geophysicist: A a brief review of the book titled "An Introduction to Exploration Geophysics with Recent Advances".

The Earth Geological Globe: a 3D geological map of the earth constructed from 2D data.

"A Play for Oil: The Stories Behind the Discovery and Development of Oil and Gas" by Tim Daley. Springer, 2018.

Brand new book from GEO ExPro & Bivrost Geo. All you ever wanted to know in an introduction to exploration geophysics – clearly explained and beautifully illustrated.

An enjoyable textbook and a must have for every geophysicist.