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Author: Richard Carter

A fat, bearded chap with a Charles Darwin fixation.

‘Required writing’ by Philip Larkin

Book review: ‘Required Writing’ by Philip Larkin

Required reading.

Published 24-Jul-2025
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Biography/Memoir, Culture Tags: reviews
‘The Best of Me’ by David Sedaris

Book review: ‘The Best of Me’ by David Sedaris

Humorous memoir anthology.

Published 26-Jun-2025
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Biography/Memoir Tags: reviews
‘Base Notes’ by Adelle Stripe

Book review: ‘Base Notes’ by Adelle Stripe

A tender, frank and funny memoir.

Published 26-Jun-2025
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir Tags: reviews
‘In the Dark Room’ by Brian Dillon

Book review: ‘In the Dark Room’ by Brian Dillon

A memoir on memory, loss, heirlooms, places, photographs and other remnants.

Published 26-Jun-2025
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Biography/Memoir Tags: reviews
‘The Genetic Book of the Dead’ by Richard Dawkins

Book review: ‘The Genetic Book of the Dead’ by Richard Dawkins

A Darwinian reverie.

Published 05-Jun-2025
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Science Tags: reviews
‘Is a River Alive?’ by Robert Macfarlane

Book review: ‘Is a River Alive?’ by Robert Macfarlane

Rivers as living entities: preposterous animism or a useful metaphor?

Published 23-May-2025
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Nature Writing, Travel Tags: reviews, robert macfarlane
‘Lifelines’ by Julian Hoffman

Book review: ‘Lifelines’ by Julian Hoffman

Searching for home in the mountains of Greece.

Published 18-May-2025
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Biography/Memoir, Culture, History, Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘The Celts’ by Alice Roberts

Book review: ‘The Celts’ by Alice Roberts

Searching for a civilisation.

Published 12-May-2025
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Culture, History, Science Tags: alice roberts, reviews
‘Under a Metal Sky’ by Philip Marsden

Book review: ‘Under a Metal Sky’ by Philip Marsden

A journey through minerals, greed and wonder.

Published 12-May-2025
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: History, Science, Travel
‘Photography: a very short introduction’ by Steve Edwards

Book review: ‘Photography: a very short introduction’ by Steve Edwards

Thoughts on important photographic topics.

Published 03-May-2025
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Culture Tags: reviews

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On the Moor

On the Moor: Science, History and Nature on a Country Walk
“…wonderfully droll, witty and entertaining… At their best Carter’s moorland walks and his meandering intellectual talk are part of a single, deeply coherent enterprise: a restless inquiry into the meaning of place and the nature of self.”
—Mark Cocker, author and naturalist
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