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Reviews: Nature Writing

‘Surfacing’ by Kathleen Jamie

Book review: ‘Surfacing’ by Kathleen Jamie

A third collection of wonderful essays from my favourite writer.

Published 31-Dec-2019
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘Stour Seasons’ by Ronald Blythe

Book review: ‘Stour Seasons’ by Ronald Blythe

Book 10 in the Wormingford series.

Published 22-Dec-2019
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, Nature Writing Tags: reviews, ronald blythe
‘Ness’ by Robert Macfarlane & Stanley Donwood

Book review: ‘Ness’ by Robert Macfarlane & Stanley Donwood

A haunting prose-poem (I think).

Published 08-Dec-2019
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Nature Writing, Poetry, Sebaldian Tags: reviews, robert macfarlane
‘A Light in the Dark’ by Horatio Clare

Book review: ‘The Light in the Dark’ by Horatio Clare

A winter journal.

Published 02-Oct-2019
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘A Claxton Diary’ by Mark Cocker

Book review: ‘A Claxton Diary’ by Mark Cocker

Further field notes from a small planet.

Published 02-Oct-2019
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘Animal Behaviour’ by Tristram D. Wyatt

Book review: ‘Animal Behaviour’ by Tristram D. Wyatt

A very short introduction.

Published 02-Oct-2019
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Nature Writing, Science Tags: reviews
‘Sea Room’ by Adam Nicolson

Book review: ‘Sea Room’ by Adam Nicolson

The story of one man, three islands and half a million puffins.

Published 27-Aug-2019
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘The Seafarers’ by Stephen Rutt

Book review: ‘The Seafarers’ by Stephen Rutt

A journey among birds.

Published 15-Jul-2019
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘Irreplaceable’ by Julian Hoffman

Book review: ‘Irreplaceable’ by Julian Hoffman

The fight to save our wild places.

Published 15-Jul-2019
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘Underland’ by Robert Macfarlane

Book review: ‘Underland’ by Robert Macfarlane

A deep time journey.

Published 15-Jul-2019
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Nature Writing Tags: reviews

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