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Reviews: Nature Writing

‘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
‘Next to Nature’ by Ronald Blythe

Book review: ‘Next to Nature’ by Ronald Blythe

A lifetime in the English countryside.

Published 19-Jul-2023
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, Nature Writing Tags: reviews, ronald blythe
‘Wanderers’ by Kerri Andrews

Book review: ‘Wanderers’ by Kerri Andrews

A history of women walking.

Published 26-Jul-2022
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘Song of the Rolling Earth’ by John Lister-Kaye

Book review: ‘Song Of The Rolling Earth’ by John Lister-Kaye

A highland odyssey.

Published 06-Jun-2022
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘Islands of Abandonment’ by Cal Flyn

Book review: ‘Islands of Abandonment’ by Cal Flyn

Life in the post-human landscape.

Published 18-Apr-2022
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘The Instant’ by Amy Liptrot

Book review: ‘The Instant’ by Amy Liptrot

The follow-up to the best-selling ‘The Outrun’.

Published 18-Mar-2022
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, Nature Writing Tags: reviews

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