A year in the life of a Scottish bookseller.
Book review: ‘The Diary of a Bookseller’ by Shaun Bythell
Writing
All of my articles, reviews, notebook entries, and newsletters gathered in one place.
2018: a year in photos
My eighth annual video slideshow.
Book review: ‘Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants’ by Ken Thompson
Darwin’s botany today.
Newsletter No. 15: Semi-immersed
writing & research · milestones · Anthea Bell · island wardens · hillforts · pubs · oak trees · ancient ships · self-improvement · Mark Cocker · Jan Morris · Melissa Harrison
Book review: ‘Notes From Walnut Tree Farm’ by Roger Deakin
The jottings of a great observer of nature’s minutiae.
Book review: ‘Draft No. 4’ by John McPhee
Essays on factual writing.
Book review: ‘Watling Street’ by John Higgs
Travels through Britain and its ever-present past.
Book review: ‘All Among the Barley’ by Melissa Harrison
Rural idylls weren’t quite as idyllic as they seemed.
Book review: ‘In My Mind’s Eye’ by Jan Morris
A thought diary.
Book review: ‘Our Place’ by Mark Cocker
Can we save Britain’s wildlife before it’s too late?