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Writing tagged: ‘On the Moor (book)’

6 February 2020

Kathleen Jamie & Amy Liptrot
Kathleen Jamie & Amy Liptrot

A walk on the Moor, and some encouragement from my favourite writer.

Published 06-Feb-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: Amy Liptrot, Calder valley, Caught by the River, Darwin book, Hebden Bridge, Kathleen Jamie, On the Moor (book), the Moor

20 September 2019

Sheep on the Moor

A walk on the Moor.

Published 20-Sep-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Calder valley, Hebden Bridge, On the Moor (book), the Moor

8 July 2019

Miller's Grave
Miller's Grave

A walk on the Moor.

Published 08-Jul-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: archaeology, birds, Calder valley, Hebden Bridge, On the Moor (book), the Moor

Where has all the heather gone?

Trig Point

The Moor is looking decidedly lacklustre this August.

Published 09-Aug-2018
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, nature waiting, On the Moor (book), proto-sidelines, the Moor, videos

Newsletter No. 12: Unspeakable things beneath the shrubs

Mill in snow

Mark E Smith · Alan Bennett · Carl Linnaeus · Ronald Blythe · human evolution · flu epidemics · Great Exhibition of the North · Charles Darwin · insects · introverts · Virginia Woolf · John Tyndall

Published 16-Feb-2018
Filed under: Writing Tags: Alan Bennett, Charles Darwin, evolution, history of science, John Tyndall, On the Moor (book), Ronald Blythe, science

Newsletter No. 11: Penguin eggs and yetis

Browne
Thomas Browne

Sir Thomas Browne · Saturn · penguin eggs · heroes of science · evolution of languages · nature books · dna barcoding · periodic table · Alice Roberts · geology

Published 02-Dec-2017
Filed under: Writing Tags: Alice Roberts, Charles Darwin, dna, geology, GrrlScientist, language, On the Moor (book), prehistory, Stephen Jay Gould, Thomas Browne, Thony Christie, W.G. Sebald

Newsletter No. 10: Book launch

On the Moor covers (front and back)
Buy from Amazon uk | .com

24-Nov-2017: 158 years ago today saw the publication of my hero Charles Darwin’s ‘On the Origin of Species’. What better excuse could I possibly need for choosing today to launch my own book, ‘On the Moor: Science, History and Nature on a Country Walk’.

Published 24-Nov-2017
Filed under: News, Writing Tags: On the Moor (book)

My book is finally out!

On the Moor covers (front and back)
Buy from Amazon uk | .com

I’m delighted to announce the launch of my book ‘On the Moor: Science, History and Nature on a Country Walk’.

Published 24-Nov-2017
Filed under: News, Writing Tags: On the Moor (book), YOGSOT

The appearance of my child

‘On the Moor’ proof

This afternoon, I received my proof copy of ‘On the Moor’.

Published 15-Nov-2017
Filed under: News, Writing Tags: On the Moor (book)

Newsletter No. 9: Teaser or spoiler?

Raven
A raven ‘cronking’ in Anglesey.

On the Moor · Zanzibar · container ships · giant ground sloth · Barry Lopez · indigenous people · Cambrian Explosion · Little Toller · Iain Sinclair

Published 10-Nov-2017
Filed under: Writing Tags: Barry Lopez, birds, Charles Darwin, evolution, Iain Sinclair, Little Toller, On the Moor (book)

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