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‘The Writing Life’ by Annie Dillard

Book review: ‘The Writing Life’ by Annie Dillard

Definitely not a writing guide.

Published 30-Jun-2017
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, Culture Tags: annie-dillard
‘Life, Love and The Archers’ by Wendy Cope

Book review: ‘Life, Love and the Archers’ by Wendy Cope

Recollections, reviews and other prose.

Published 26-Feb-2016

Book review: ‘The Outrun’ by Amy Liptrot

Recovering from addiction in the far north.

Published 26-Feb-2016
‘M Train’ by Patti Smith

Book review: ‘M Train’ by Patti Smith

A fascinating exercise in ‘writing about nothing’.

Published 11-Nov-2015
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, Sebaldian Tags: patti smith

Book review: ‘Mr Key's Shorter Potted Brief, Brief Lives’ by Mr Frank Key

A medium-sized mass of potted nonsense.

Published 11-Nov-2015

Book Review: ‘Threads’ by Julia Blackburn

The Delicate Life of John Craske.

Published 11-Nov-2015

Book review: ‘A Book of Silence’ by Sara Maitland

A journey is search of the pleasure and powers of silence.

Published 03-Feb-2015
‘A Field Guide to Getting Lost’ by Rebecca Solnit

Book review: ‘A Field Guide to Getting Lost’ by Rebecca Solnit

Getting lost as a way to finding yourself.

Published 11-Oct-2014
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘Just Kids’ by Patti Smith

Book review: ‘Just Kids’ by Patti Smith

Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe and their lives together.

Published 06-Dec-2013
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, Culture Tags: patti smith, reviews
‘Under a Broad Sky’ by Ronald Blythe

Book review: ‘Under a Broad Sky’ by Ronald Blythe

Book 8 in the Wormingford series.

Published 15-Nov-2013
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, Nature Writing Tags: ronald blythe, wormingford series

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