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Reviews: Nature Writing

‘Horizon’ by Barry Lopez

Book review: ‘Horizon’ by Barry Lopez

Memoir, place and empathy.

Published 26-Dec-2021
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘The Screaming Sky’ by Charles Foster

Book review: ‘The Screaming Sky’ by Charles Foster

A celebration of swifts.

Published 03-Jul-2021
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘The Eternal Season’ by Stephen Rutt

Book review: ‘The Eternal Season’ by Stephen Rutt

Ghosts of summers past, present and future.

Published 25-Jun-2021
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Nature Writing, Science Tags: reviews
‘The Heeding’ by Rob Cowen & Nick Hayes

Book review: ‘The Heeding’ by Rob Cowen

Astonishingly good poetry collection.

Published 03-Jun-2021
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Nature Writing, Poetry Tags: reviews
‘Women on Nature’ by Katherine Norbury (ed.)

Book review: ‘Women on Nature’ by Katherine Norbury (ed.)

100+ voices on place, landscape and the natural world.

Published 03-Jun-2021
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘The Circling Sky’ by Neil Ansell

Book review: ‘The Circling Sky’ by Neil Ansell

On nature and belonging in an ancient forest.

Published 10-Apr-2021
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘Gone’ by Michael Blencowe

Book review: ‘Gone’ by Michael Blencowe

A search for what remains of the world’s extinct creatures.

Published 23-Feb-2021
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Nature Writing, Science, Travel Tags: reviews
‘The Stubborn Light of Things’ by Melissa Harrison

Book review: ‘The Stubborn Light of Things’ by Melissa Harrison

A nature diary.

Published 12-Jan-2021
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘Arctic Dreams’ by Barry Lopez

Book review: ‘Arctic Dreams’ by Barry Lopez

Deservedly seen as a classic.

Published 13-Oct-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Nature Writing, Science Tags: reviews
‘Rising Ground’ by Philip Marsden

Book review: ‘Rising Ground’ by Philip Marsden

A search for the spirit of place.

Published 04-Oct-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Nature Writing Tags: reviews

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