BOOKS
THE ISLAND: In Imagination and Experience by Barry Smith
Oct 18, 2017
Written by
Jon Wright
Barry Smith is a self-confessed islomaniac and a fixation with islands and all they represent is ‘one of the most difficult compulsions to be cured of’
CRITICAL CRITTERS: With Beastly Sneers and Callous Observations by Ceri Levy & Ralph Steadman
Oct 18, 2017
Written by
Mick Herron
‘Laughter has to be the key’ – that’s not a message often found on the first page of a book about extinct and critically endangered species, but this is no ordinary book
OUT OF THE WRECKAGE: A New Politics for an Age of Crisis by George Monbiot
Oct 18, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
Neoliberalism. The word seems to have lost all meaning. According to George Monbiot, this is because it is everywhere
PALE RIDER: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How it Changed the World by Laura Spinney
Sep 13, 2017
Written by
Jon Wright
The dreadful pandemic of 1918, writes Laura Spinney, ‘engulfed the entire world in the blink of an eye’
LAND OF THE DAWN-LIT MOUNTAINS by Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent
Sep 13, 2017
Written by
Caroline Eden
Those of us who enjoy good travel writing know that what makes a decent tale of adventure – whether it’s a gentle jaunt or a hike in the High Pamirs – is that through the writer’s physical journey we learn…
REWILD: The Art of Returning to Nature by Nick Baker
Sep 13, 2017
Written by
Chris Fitch
‘I look around me and I see a world populated by smart apes that have forgotten where they came from, running around in circles, unhappy and dysfunctional, and that is because that is exactly what we’ve allowed ourselves to become.’
IMPROBABLE DESTINIES: How Predictable is Evolution? by Jonathan Losos
Sep 13, 2017
Written by
Jon Wright
Convergence has long been a talking point within evolutionary science. There are many examples of different animals and plants developing similar traits and characteristics when confronted with comparable challenges and environments.
INHERITORS OF THE EARTH by Chris D Thomas
Sep 13, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
At its core, Thomas’ book is about a big hole he dug by his Yorkshire home
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