Essays
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Book review: ‘Deep Work’ by Cal Newport
Rules for focused success in a distracted world.
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Book review: ‘Women on Nature’ by Katherine Norbury (ed.)
100+ voices on place, landscape and the natural world.
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Book review: ‘Illuminations’ by Walter Benjamin
An eclectic collection of high-brow essays.
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Book review: ‘Suppose a Sentence’ by Brian Dillon
Essays on single sentences.
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Book review: ‘Essayism’ by Brian Dillon
A celebration of the essay.
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Book review: ‘Keep Going’ by Austin Kleon
Ten ways to stay creative in good times and bad.
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Book review: ‘Show Your Work’ by Austin Kleon
Ten ways to share your creativity and get discovered.
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Book review: ‘A Writer’s Day-Book’ by Ronald Blythe
Essays about books and authors.
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Book review: ‘Bento’s Sketchbook’ by John Berger
A compelling mix of journal, reminiscences, sketches, and art theory.
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Book review: ‘Lines in the Sand’ by A.A. Gill
Collected journalism.
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Book review: ‘All Points North’ by Simon Armitage
Humorous memoir from the future Poet Laureate.
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Book review: ‘The Fire of Joy’ by Clive James
Roughly eighty poems to get by heart and say aloud.