A curiously compelling mix of memoir and anti-memoir.
Book review: ‘The Faraway Nearby’ by Rebecca Solnit
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Newsletter No. 4: Paint to pufferfish
Robert Macfarlane · Hilary Mantel · Martha Sprackland · Viking wool · Charles Darwin's reading habits · human evolution · praying to Elrond · drawing · making ink · Rebecca Solnit · insectivorous plants · do pufferfish hold their breath?
Newsletter No. 2: Glorified monkeys
Anglesey · lost exploration craft rediscovered · writing advice from Rebecca Solnit · volcanic sunsets · Ted Hughes · typographical tips · a strange way to estimate π · Dull Men’s Club · street photography · free speech · Alexander von Humboldt
Book review: ‘Wanderlust’ by Rebecca Solnit
A history of walking.