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‘Wintering’ by Stephen Rutt

Book review: ‘Wintering’ by Stephen Rutt

A season with geese.

Published 07-Mar-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex’ by Charles Darwin

Book review: ‘The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex’ by Charles Darwin

Darwin finally sets out to enlighten us on our origins.

Published 09-Feb-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Tags: charles darwin, reviews
‘Crow Country’ by Mark Cocker

Book review: ‘Crow Country’ by Mark Cocker

A meditation on birds, landscape and nature.

Published 03-Feb-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Nature Writing Tags: mark cocker, reviews
‘Turning the Boat for Home’ by Richard Mabey

Book review: ‘Turning the Boat for Home’ by Richard Mabey

A life writing about nature.

Published 03-Feb-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, Nature Writing Tags: reviews, richard mabey, ronald blythe
‘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
‘The Offing’ by Benjamin Myers

Book review: ‘The Offing’ by Benjamin Myers

Summer friendship in the North Riding.

Published 28-Dec-2019
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Fiction Tags: ben myers, reviews
‘The Laws of Thermodynamics’ by Peter Atkins

Book review: ‘The Laws of Thermodynamics’ by Peter Atkins

A very short introduction.

Published 22-Dec-2019
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Science 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
‘Evolution’ by Brian & Deborah Charlesworth

Book review: ‘Evolution’ by Brian & Deborah Charlesworth

A very short introduction.

Published 08-Dec-2019
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Science Tags: reviews

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