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London Review of Books: an incomplete history

Book review: ‘London Review of Books: an incomplete history’

A profusely illustrated coffee-table tome.

Published 31-Dec-2024
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Culture Tags: lrb, reviews
Why We Read: seventy writers on non-fiction

Book review: ‘Why We Read’ by Josephine Greywoode (ed.)

Seventy writers on factual writing.

Published 13-Nov-2024
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Culture Tags: reviews
‘Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World’ by Barry Lopez

Book review: ‘Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World’ by Barry Lopez

A thoughtfully observed posthumous collection of essays.

Published 01-Sep-2024
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Culture, Nature Writing, Travel Tags: reviews
‘The Fran Lebowitz Reader’

Book review: ‘The Fran Lebowitz Reader’

Humorous journalism.

Published 29-Mar-2024
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Culture Tags: reviews
‘W. G. Sebald in Context’ by Uwe Schütte (ed.)

Book review: ‘W. G. Sebald in Context’ by Uwe Schütte (ed.)

A fascinating collection of academic essays about Sebald’s life, work and influences

Published 27-Feb-2024
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, Culture, Sebaldian Tags: reviews, sebald
‘The Notebook’ by Roland Allen

Book review: ‘The Notebook’ by Roland Allen

A history of thinking on paper.

Published 04-Feb-2024
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Culture, History Tags: reviews
‘The World-Ending Fire‘ by Wendell Berry

Book review: ‘The World-Ending Fire‘ by Wendell Berry

The essential Wendell Berry

Published 29-Dec-2023
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Culture Tags: reviews
‘Writing Tools’ by Roy Peter Clark

Book Review: ‘Writing Tools’ by Roy Peter Clark

An excellent collection of writing advice.

Published 26-Aug-2023
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Culture Tags: reviews
‘Affinities’ by Brian Dillon

Book review: ‘Affinities’ by Brian Dillon

Exploring our relationships with images.

Published 26-Aug-2023
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Culture Tags: reviews
‘Knowing What We Know‘ by Simon Winchester

Book review: ‘Knowing What We Know’ by Simon Winchester

The transmission of knowledge from ancient wisdom to modern magic.

Published 13-Jun-2023
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Culture, History Tags: reviews

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On the Moor: Science, History and Nature on a Country Walk
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