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Writing tagged: ‘reviews’

‘Spike Island’ by Philip Hoare

Book review: ‘Spike Island’ by Philip Hoare

The memory of a military hospital.

Published 01-Jul-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, History Tags: reviews
‘Somewhere Becoming Rain’ by Clive James

Book review: ‘Somewhere Becoming Rain’ by Clive James

Collected writings on Philip Larkin.

Published 01-Jul-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, Poetry Tags: reviews
‘Into the Tangled Bank’ by Lev Parikian

Book review: ‘Into the Tangled Bank’ by Lev Parikian

In which our author ventures outdoors to consider the British in nature.

Published 01-Jul-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘How to be Right’ by James O’Brien

Book review: ‘How to be Right’ by James O’Brien

…in a world gone wrong.

Published 02-May-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Other Tags: reviews
‘In Pursuit of Spring’ by Edward Thomas

Book review: ‘In Pursuit of Spring’ by Edward Thomas

Cycling across southern England in early 1913.

Published 20-Apr-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Nature Writing, Travel Tags: reviews
‘Essays After Eighty’ by Donald Hall

Book review: ‘Essays After Eighty’ by Donald Hall

A brilliant collection of mostly humorous essays from the late American poet.

Published 14-Apr-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir Tags: reviews
‘Thinking Again’ by Jan Morris

Book review: ‘Thinking Again’ by Jan Morris

A second volume of gentle diary-entries-cum-essays.

Published 13-Apr-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir Tags: jan morris, reviews
‘Greenery’ by Tim Dee

Book review: ‘Greenery’ by Tim Dee

Journeys in Springtime.

Published 13-Apr-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, Nature Writing, Travel Tags: reviews, tim dee
‘A Single Swallow’ by Horatio Clare

Book review: ‘A Single Swallow’ by Horatio Clare

Following the migration from South Africa to South Wales.

Published 19-Mar-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Travel Tags: reviews
‘Sexual Selection’ by Zuk & Simmons

Book review: ‘Sexual Selection’ by Marlene Zuk & Leigh W. Simmons

A very short introduction.

Published 07-Mar-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Science Tags: reviews

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