Elliott & Thompson kindly asked me to review Lucy Jones’ debut book Foxes Unearthed, a wonderfully constructed exploration of the ways that we feel about foxes in modern Britain. Perhaps other than Brock, few other mammals attract such strong opinions or are embroiled in contemporary debates at the heart of British politics. Jones constructs a narrativeContinueContinue reading “Book Review: ‘Foxes Unearthed: A Story of Love and Loathing in Modern Britain’ by Lucy Jones”
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New Nature Magazine
Today, the second issue of New Nature Magazine was released. I strongly recommend you take a look. New Nature is a free e-magazine that was launched in January of this year and is written and edited entirely by young people. This fresh publication should be applauded and its quality is testimony to the dozens of young peopleContinueContinue reading “New Nature Magazine”
Book Review: ‘H is for Hawk’ by Helen Macdonald
Before reading this book I knew very little of the life of TH White, acclaimed author of The Sword in the Stone (1938) and schoolmaster at Stowe for many years. He is a central character in Helen Macdonald’s story, for he was a trainer of hawks, and published The Goshawk, with a mixed reception, in 1951. Macdonald readContinueContinue reading “Book Review: ‘H is for Hawk’ by Helen Macdonald”
Book Review: ‘Common Ground’ by Rob Cowen
Common Ground is an exploration of place that is in some ways endemic to the ‘new nature writing’ of our age, and yet it is also riddled with originality, pronounced detail and a freshness to its vibe that only journalist Rob Cowen could produce. It tells the story of his new life in Yorkshire, havingContinueContinue reading “Book Review: ‘Common Ground’ by Rob Cowen”
’20 Days Wild’ – days 9&10
I am currently doing some broad research for a book proposal I am putting together. Days 9 and 10 of my ’20 days wild’ therefore involved returning to a book I read last year, which was perhaps one of the most prominent of nature publications in 2015. The book is by Tony Juniper and isContinueContinue reading “’20 Days Wild’ – days 9&10”
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