Book Reviews


No One Left book with background of globe.

Review: No One Left by Paul Morland

Paul Morland’s latest book sheds light on the damaging effects of underpopulation and its impacts upon labour force, economic progress…

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Review: Tracks On The Ocean by Sara Caputo

ByMark RoweAug 24, 2024

From colonisation to migration, Sara Caputo’s latest book offers an insight into how humans use seas to shape the world…

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Review: Adventures in Volcanoland by Tamsin Mather

ByBryony CottamAug 6, 2024

From Pompeii to the present, Tamsin Mather’s Adventures in Volcanoland is a fiery exploration of Earth’s most explosive power In…

The ‘tapioca-like blobs’ of amphibian eggs, the product of millions of years of evolution

Review: Infinite Life by Jules Howard

ByKatie BurtonJul 8, 2024

From simple blob to spaceship, Jules Howard explores how the egg cracked open the secrets of evolution The egg (an…

Mammoths are just one of the many extinct megafauna which helped form our landscapes

Review: Nature’s Ghosts by Sophie Yeo

ByBryony CottamMay 28, 2024

Sophie Yeo explores species extinction and environmental loss, highlighting the urgent need for conservation At which point in history did…

The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, designed by Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry

Review: Battle for the Museum by Rachel Spence

ByMark RoweMay 4, 2024

Delve into the dark side of museum operations as Rachel Spence uncovers the unsettling truth behind artwashing and misdeeds Was…

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Review: Time and Tide by Fiona Stafford

ByKatie BurtonApr 15, 2024

Fiona Stafford explores the history of British landscape and the human impact of recent changes Academic and author Fiona Stafford…

Photographs, candles and messages in Valletta, demanding justice for the murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia

Review: A Sunny Place For Shady People by Ryan Murdock

Travel writer Ryan Murdock delivers a depressing but thought-provoking story on Malta, one of the most corrupt places in the…

The ring-necked parakeet is the only naturalised parrot n the UK, and is regarded as one of the 100 most invasive species in Europe

Review: Cull of the Wild by Hugh Warwick

ByMark RoweMar 23, 2024

An engaging, occasionally philosophical read on invasive species, inspired by one man and his devotion to studying hedgehogs  From cane…

Alastair Humphreys writer's reads local

Writer’s reads: Alastair Humphreys

ByGeographical StaffFeb 26, 2024

Adventurer and author Alastair Humphreys selects some of his favourite and most formative reads. His book Local is out now…

An unknown patch of land, teeming with stories and the local book cover by alastair humphries

Review: Local – a search for nearby nature and wildness

ByKatie BurtonFeb 20, 2024

Alastair Humphreys finds wonder in the area he calls home and explains we all have a local area worth exploring…

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Review: Most Delicious Poison by Noah Whiteman

ByBryony CottamFeb 10, 2024

Noah Whiteman shines light on the poisons found in every day items and the link between poison and evolution Poisons…

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