Book Reviews


How animal senses reveal different worlds

How animal senses reveal different worlds

ByBryony CottamJun 25, 2022

Ed Yong’s book An Immense World reveals the peculiar and different ways animals have of perceiving reality In his 1974…

Review: Ritual by Dimitris Xygalatas

Review: Ritual by Dimitris Xygalatas

ByKatie BurtonJun 25, 2022

Katie Burton reviews Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living by Dimitris Xygalatas, published by Profile Books Anthropologist…

Review: Lost in the Valley of Death by Harley Rustad

Review: Lost in the Valley of Death by Harley Rustad

ByChris FitchMay 18, 2022

Chris Fitch reviews Harley Rustad’s book Lost in the Valley of Death: A Story of Obsession and Danger in the…

Review: Inside Qatar by John McManus

Review: Inside Qatar by John McManus

ByKatie BurtonMay 17, 2022

Katie Burton reviews John McManus’ book Inside Qatar: Hidden Stories from one of the richest nations on earth, published by…

Review: Widows of the Ice by Anne Fletcher

Review: Widows of the Ice by Anne Fletcher

Joanna Grochowicz reviews Anne Fletcher’s book Widows of the Ice: The Women that Scott’s Antarctic Expedition left behind, published by…

Review: A Natural History of the Future by Rob Dunn

Review: A Natural History of the Future by Rob Dunn

ByKatie BurtonMay 17, 2022

Katie Burton reviews Rob Dunn’s book A Natural History of the Future, published by Basic Books  In A Natural History…

Review: Landscapes of Silence by Hugh Brody

Review: Landscapes of Silence by Hugh Brody

Elizabeth Wainwright reviews Hugh Brody’s book Landscapes of Silence: From Childhood to The Arctic, published by Faber Anthropologist and filmmaker…

Review: Regenesis, by George Monbiot

Review: Regenesis, by George Monbiot

Olivia Edwards reviews Geographical’s book of the month for June 2022 – Regenesis by George Monbiot Since working on his…

Review: Wild City, by Florence Wilkinson

Review: Wild City, by Florence Wilkinson

ByChris FitchMay 13, 2022

Chris Fitch reviews Florence Wilkinson’s book Wild City: Encounters with Urban Wildlife, published by Orion Spring The UK’s population is now…

Review: The Instant, by Amy Liptrot

Review: The Instant, by Amy Liptrot

Olivia Edward reviews Amy Liptrot’s book, The Instant, published by Cannongate Perhaps even the most healing of landscapes can lose their…

Review: Ways of Being, by James Bridle

Review: Ways of Being, by James Bridle

Elizabeth Wainwright reviews James Bridle’s new book, Ways of Being: Beyond Human Intelligence, published by Allen Lane Humans have much…

Review: Water Always Wins by Erica Gies

Review: Water Always Wins by Erica Gies

Jules Stewart reviews Water Always Wins: Thriving in an Age of Drought and Deluge, by Erica Gies, published by Apollo…

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