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Writing tagged: ‘reviews’

‘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
‘The Jeeves Omnibus, vol. 2’ by P.G. Wodehouse

Book review: ‘The Jeeves Omnibus, vol. 2’ by P.G. Wodehouse

Oh, I say!

Published 08-Dec-2019
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Fiction Tags: reviews
‘Darwin’ by Jonathan Howard

Book review: ‘Darwin’ by Jonathan Howard

A very short introduction.

Published 08-Dec-2019
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Science Tags: reviews
‘Year of the Monkey’ by Patti Smith

Book review: ‘Year of the Monkey’ by Patti Smith

Further quirky memoirs.

Published 10-Nov-2019
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir Tags: patti smith, reviews
‘The End of Epilepsy?’ by Dieter Schmidt & Simon Shorvon

Book review: ‘The End of Epilepsy?’ by Dieter Schmidt & Simon Shorvon

A history of the modern era of epilepsy 1860–2010.

Published 27-Oct-2019
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Science Tags: reviews

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