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Comfort books

Reading

A conversation with a friend about the books that have brought us comfort over the years.

Published 01-Jan-2021
Filed under: Writing Tags: books, Kathleen Jamie, Ronald Blythe, Stense, W.G. Sebald, Wormingford series

2 April 2020

Upper Calder Valley hillside

Birthday books and a head-cold.

Published 02-Apr-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: books, Calder valley, Hebden Bridge

16 February 2020

Browsing your unfrequented bookshelves can be dangerous business.

Published 16-Feb-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: books, Charles Darwin, Darwin book, reading

Book review: ‘The Diary of a Bookseller’ by Shaun Bythell

The Diary of a Bookseller
The Diary of a Bookseller

A year in the life of a Scottish bookseller.

Published 10-Jan-2019
Filed under: Writing Genres: People Tags: books

Book review: ‘Unnatural Selection’ by Katrina van Grouw

Unnatural Selection

Art meets science in this stunningly illustrated book.

Published 25-Jul-2018
Filed under: Writing Genres: Culture, Science Tags: books, reviews

Book review: ‘The Incredible Unlikeliness of Being’ by Alice Roberts

The Incredible Unlikeliness of Being

Evolution and the making of us.

Published 09-Jul-2018
Filed under: Writing Genres: Science Tags: Alice Roberts, books, evolution, inelegant design, reviews, science

Book review: ‘Darwin’s Backyard’ by James T Costa

Darwin's Backyard

How small experiments led to a big theory.

Published 28-Jun-2018
Filed under: Writing Genres: People, Science Tags: books, Charles Darwin, history of science, science

Book reviews: ‘Charles Darwin: Voyaging’ • ‘Charles Darwin: The Power of Place’

A magnificent two-volume biography.

Published 07-Mar-2018
Filed under: Writing Genres: History, People, Science Tags: books, Charles Darwin, reviews

Book review: ‘The Last Wilderness’ by Neil Ansell

The Last Wilderness

A journey into silence.

Published 10-Jan-2018
Filed under: Writing Genres: Nature & Place Tags: books, Neil Ansell, reviews

Book review: ‘Ravilious & Co.’ by Andy Friend

Ravilious & Co.

The Pattern of Friendship.

Published 09-Jan-2018
Filed under: Writing Genres: Culture, People Tags: art, books, reviews

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