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Writing tagged: ‘reviews’

‘The Best of Me’ by David Sedaris

Book review: ‘The Best of Me’ by David Sedaris

Humorous memoir anthology.

Published 26-Jun-2025
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Biography/Memoir Tags: reviews
‘Base Notes’ by Adelle Stripe

Book review: ‘Base Notes’ by Adelle Stripe

A tender, frank and funny memoir.

Published 26-Jun-2025
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir Tags: reviews
‘In the Dark Room’ by Brian Dillon

Book review: ‘In the Dark Room’ by Brian Dillon

A memoir on memory, loss, heirlooms, places, photographs and other remnants.

Published 26-Jun-2025
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Biography/Memoir Tags: reviews
‘The Genetic Book of the Dead’ by Richard Dawkins

Book review: ‘The Genetic Book of the Dead’ by Richard Dawkins

A Darwinian reverie.

Published 05-Jun-2025
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Science Tags: reviews
‘Is a River Alive?’ by Robert Macfarlane

Book review: ‘Is a River Alive?’ by Robert Macfarlane

Rivers as living entities: preposterous animism or a useful metaphor?

Published 23-May-2025
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Nature Writing, Travel Tags: reviews, robert macfarlane
‘Lifelines’ by Julian Hoffman

Book review: ‘Lifelines’ by Julian Hoffman

Searching for home in the mountains of Greece.

Published 18-May-2025
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Biography/Memoir, Culture, History, Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘The Celts’ by Alice Roberts

Book review: ‘The Celts’ by Alice Roberts

Searching for a civilisation.

Published 12-May-2025
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Culture, History, Science Tags: alice roberts, reviews
‘Photography: a very short introduction’ by Steve Edwards

Book review: ‘Photography: a very short introduction’ by Steve Edwards

Thoughts on important photographic topics.

Published 03-May-2025
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Culture Tags: reviews
‘See/Saw’ by Geoff Dyer

Book review: ‘See/Saw’ by Geoff Dyer

Looking at photographs.

Published 03-May-2025
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Culture Tags: reviews
‘The Essays: a selection’ by Michel de Montaigne

Book review: ‘The Essays: a selection’ by Michel de Montaigne

Classic personal essays from the man who established the genre.

Published 20-Mar-2025
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Culture Tags: reviews

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