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Books read in 2021

Here are the books I read in 2021. Click a cover to read my review.

Recent Newsletters

Newsletter No. 20: Giving it the David Attenboroughs
In which I gatecrash a podcast, and share cool stuff by the likes of: Melissa Harrison · Luke Turner · Werner Herzog · Merlin Sheldrake · Robert Macfarlane · Gaby Wood · Caught by the River · Philip Hoare · and a host of talented extras.
Newsletter No. 19: Comfort Reading
Melissa Harrison · Tim Dee · Horatio Clare · John Mitchinson · Ronald Blythe · Mary Beard · Benjamin Myers · Zack Arias · Eric Newby · greenland sharks · Maunsell forts · England rugby · Charles Darwin (obviously)

Recent Sidelines

New-year snow
There’s been snow on the ground since before Christmas, and throughout the first week of the year.
Chilling sound
A vixen screams.
Comfort books
A conversation with a friend about the books that have brought us comfort over the years.
27 December 2020
The offcumden squirrels have been making nuisances of themselves again.
End of a streak
My 32-year streak climbing the same hill in North Wales on Christmas Eve has come to an end. 😕

Recent Articles

Giving fiascos a bad name
How not to make a simple three-minute podcast piece.
Gilbert White’s influence on Charles Darwin
To mark the 300th anniversary of his birth, a brief account of Rev. Gilbert White’s influence on Charles Darwin.

News

2020: a year in photos
My tenth annual video slideshow.
Bats podcast piece
I make a guest appearance in episode 16 of Melissa Harrison’s podcast ‘The Stubborn Light of Things’. Here’s an extended version.
2019: a year in photos
My ninth annual video slideshow.

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