Andrew Spink

Andrew likes to #read #books (#bookstodon) or be in #nature; especially on my mountain #bike (#mtb), taking #photos, looking for mosses (#mosstodon) and other #plants, #birds, #insects and anything else alive. #BotanicalMountainBiking
When I'm working, it is at #Noldus, where I apply for research grants for projects about measuring #behavior and also help organise a conference (@measuringbehavior).
I am based in #Wageningen, The #Netherlands (#Nederland).
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2025-10-29

Vergeet niet te stemmen!

Bord met 'ingang stembureau'
2025-08-17

The Predicament by William Boyd was a fun read, perhaps not all that I was expecting. Here is my #review:
app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/

#books #booksky #bookstodon #spy #coldwar #literature

2025-08-11

What a treat to see this young great spotted woodpecker foraging for insects only a few meters from where I'm sitting to work.
#birds #birdwatching #Wageningen

Woodpecker with red head and black and white body
2025-08-07

I've been reading Esperance by Adam Oyebanji. It was great, I really enjoyed it.
Here is my review: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/

#review #scifi #detective #thriller #slavery #bookstodon #booksky #literature

Book cover on ereader showing a robot mosquito.
2025-08-03

I was a bit disappointed with The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson. Here is why: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/
#review #scifi #books #cli-fi #bookstodon #booksky #literature

Book cover showing a tunnel with blue light beyond
2025-07-08

Ik heb, met grote moeite, Tussen Werelden (door Juli Zeh en Simon Urgan) uitgelezen. Hier is wat ik dacht: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/

#review, #literature, #books, #boeken, #bookstodon

Boekomslag met een kop van een zwaan.
2025-06-29

I got a #review copy of Where The Wildflowers Grow by Terah Shelton Harris from #Netgalley. Here is what I thought: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/

#books #bookstodon #Alabama #romance

Brightly coloured book cover showing flowers and sleeping woman
2025-06-20

Ik heb Dagen in de Geschiedenis van Stilte uit. Niet echt een boek voor mij. Hier is waarom; app.thestorygraph.com/books/1d

#review #boeken #booksky #bookstodon

Boek omslag op een ereader
2025-06-20

Tijdens mijn vakantie las ik Nirwana door Tommy Wieringa. Hier is mijn indruk: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/

#boeken #books #review #literature #literatuur #wieringa

Signed book cover
2025-06-04

Tijdens mijn vakantie las ik Nirwana door Tommy Wieringa. Hier is mijn indruk: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/

#boeken #books #review #literature #literatuur #wieringa

Signed book cover
2025-06-04

Archive of all German detective novels above Cafe Sherlock, Hillersheim, Eifel.
#books #detectives #library

2025-05-18
Book cover on ereader showing someone sitting on a diagonal plane.
2025-05-14

I was lucky enough to get an advanced review copy of Call Me Ishmaelle by Xiaolu Guo to read in return for this review:
app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/

#review #storygraph #literature #books #booksky #bookstodon #mobydick

Book cover showing a whale heading up towards a small boat
2025-05-10

De mosterd moorden door Chris Bajema is een ontspannen cosy-crime detective. Hier is mijn review: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/

#booksky #literature #detective #crime #boeken #books #bookstodon

Boekomslag met een hekje en kat
2025-05-07
Book cover on ereader showing a hand with a peach
2025-04-27

‪Andrew Spink‬
The fresh green leaves on the trees are amazing again. Here is a new mountain bike blog about that: andrewspink.nl/mtb/en/mountain

#mountainbike #arnhem #mtb #tree #spring #botanicalmountainbiking #spring #BikeTooter

Bright green oak leaves against the blue sky
2025-04-27

I read Human by Brett Hodentt (@Cyclesoc) and enjoyed it. A fun read which also raised interesting issues. Here is my #review app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/

#books #literature #sci-fi #bookstodon #evolution

Book cover showing the word Human reflected in the sea

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