A conversation with a friend about the books that have brought us comfort over the years.
Writing tagged: ‘books’
2 April 2020
Birthday books and a head-cold.
16 February 2020
Browsing your unfrequented bookshelves can be dangerous business.
Book review: ‘The Diary of a Bookseller’ by Shaun Bythell
A year in the life of a Scottish bookseller.
Book review: ‘Unnatural Selection’ by Katrina van Grouw
Art meets science in this stunningly illustrated book.
Book review: ‘The Incredible Unlikeliness of Being’ by Alice Roberts
Evolution and the making of us.
Book review: ‘Darwin’s Backyard’ by James T Costa
How small experiments led to a big theory.
Book reviews: ‘Charles Darwin: Voyaging’ • ‘Charles Darwin: The Power of Place’
A magnificent two-volume biography.
Book review: ‘The Last Wilderness’ by Neil Ansell
A journey into silence.
Book review: ‘Ravilious & Co.’ by Andy Friend
The Pattern of Friendship.