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Writing tagged: ‘Julian Hoffman’

Newsletter No. 18: 169 in giraffe-years

Dipper

Julian Hoffman · CGP Grey · WG Sebald · Kathleen Jamie · Tim Dee · LRB · Alan Bennett · Caught by the River

Published 04-Jan-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: Alan Bennett, Amy Liptrot, Backlisted podcast, Darwin book, Julian Hoffman, Kathleen Jamie, LRB, Roger Deakin, Tim Dee, W.G. Sebald

Newsletter No. 17: Scoffing all the berries

Fieldfare on our hawthorn

Island Review · Julian Hoffman · John Green · Dorothea Lange · Jonathan Meades · Rebecca Solnit · Willowherb Review · Robert Macfarlane · Dave Winer · Horatio Clare · Mark Cocker · Steve Rutt

Published 06-Dec-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: Horatio Clare, island review, Julian Hoffman, Mark Cocker, on writing, Robert Macfarlane, Stephen Rutt, Willowherb Review

Book review: ‘Irreplaceable’ by Julian Hoffman

‘Irreplaceable’ by Julian Hoffman

The fight to save our wild places.

Published 15-Jul-2019
Filed under: Writing Genres: Nature & Place Tags: Julian Hoffman, reviews

Newsletter No. 16: Snippets of nature writing

Bluebells, Hardcastle Crags
Bluebells, Hardcastle Crags

sidelines · Robert Macfarlane · Julian Hoffman · Amy Liptrot · Little Toller · Sir Thomas Browne · Tim Dee · Adam Nicolson · Julia Blackburn

Published 07-Jun-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: Adam Nicolson, Amy Liptrot, Julia Blackburn, Julian Hoffman, Little Toller, Robert Macfarlane, Thomas Browne, Tim Dee

Newsletter No. 1: Kudos to youdos

Spoonbills
Spoonbills, little egret, grey herons and Canada geese

Patti Smith · W.G. Sebald · Sexual Selection · Roman chicken · Robert Graves · Swallows & Amazons · Thames Estuary · James Brindley · Spoonbills

Published 02-Sep-2016
Filed under: Writing Tags: Arthur Ransome, birds, Charles Darwin, GrrlScientist, Julian Hoffman, Patti Smith, Robert Graves, W.G. Sebald

Prize-winning author lost on Moor

Julian Hoffman on the Moor

When your instincts and your compass disagree, trust your instincts. I mean your compass.

Published 08-Jan-2015
Filed under: Featured Articles, Published Pieces, Writing Tags: Calder valley, Caught by the River, expeditions, favourite places, Hebden Bridge, Julian Hoffman, On the Moor (book), the Moor, Yorkshire

Book review: ‘The Small Heart of Things’ by Julian Hoffman

The Small Heart of Things

A book that demonstrates the value of paying attention.

Published 18-Nov-2013
Filed under: Writing Genres: Nature & Place Tags: Julian Hoffman, reading, reviews

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