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Reviews: Nature Writing

‘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
‘Belonging’ by Amanda Thomson

Book review: ‘Belonging’ by Amanda Thomson

Natural histories of place, identity and home.

Published 30-Sep-2024
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘Cairn’ by Kathleen Jamie

Book review: ‘Cairn’ by Kathleen Jamie

Magnificent short pieces about entering a new phase in one’s life.

Published 27-Sep-2024
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘Late Light’ by Michael Malay

Book review: ‘Late Light’ by Michael Malay

The secret wonders of a disappearing world.

Published 19-Sep-2024
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Nature Writing 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 Accidental Garden’ by Richard Mabey

Book review: ‘The Accidental Garden’ by Richard Mabey

Gardens, wilderness and the space in between.

Published 17-Jul-2024
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Nature Writing Tags: charles darwin, reviews, richard mabey
‘The Golden Mole’ by Katherine Rundell

Book review:  ‘The Golden Mole’ by Katherine Rundell

Interesting facts about remarkable species.

Published 10-Mar-2024
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Nature Writing, Science Tags: reviews
‘Writing Landscape’ by Linda Cracknell

Book review: ‘Writing Landscape’ by Linda Cracknell

Essays on landscape and writing.

Published 17-Dec-2023
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘One Midsummer’s Day’ by Mark Cocker

Book Review: ‘One Midsummer’s Day’ by Mark Cocker

Swifts and the story of life on earth.

Published 29-Aug-2023
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Nature Writing, Science Tags: reviews

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