In the run up to the announcement of this year’s Wainwright Prize winner, we’re sharing extracts from each of the shortlisted books – this time with Rising Ground: A Search for the Spirit of Place by Philip Marsden. Continue reading Reading the Wainwright Prize: Rising Ground
Reading the Wainwright Prize: H is for Hawk
In the run up to the announcement of this year’s Wainwright Prize winner, we’re sharing extracts from each of the shortlisted books – next up is Helen Macdonald’s H is for Hawk. Continue reading Reading the Wainwright Prize: H is for Hawk
Gavrilo’s Sarajevo: the way I saw it
Our own Barbara Tognini visits Sarajevo – a city of beauty whose turbulent past is an ever-present shadow.
Reading the Wainwright Prize: Meadowland
In the run up to the announcement of this year’s Wainwright Prize winner, we’re sharing extracts from each of the shortlisted books – next we have Meadowland by John Lewis-Stempel. Continue reading Reading the Wainwright Prize: Meadowland
Recipe: Kara-age 唐揚げ (Japanese Fried Chicken)
Ahead of his event with us on 16th April, Tim Anderson shares a Japanese take on fried chicken. Read it and salivate… Continue reading Recipe: Kara-age 唐揚げ (Japanese Fried Chicken)
Reading the Wainwright Prize: Claxton
In the run up to the announcement of this year’s Wainwright Prize winner, we’re sharing extracts from each of the shortlisted books – starting with Mark Cocker’s Claxton: Field Notes from a Small Planet. Continue reading Reading the Wainwright Prize: Claxton
Reading the Wainwright Prize: The Moor
In the run up to the announcement of this year’s Wainwright Prize winner, we’re sharing extracts from each of the shortlisted books – next we have William Atkins’ The Moor. Continue reading Reading the Wainwright Prize: The Moor
Book of the Month – Coastlines by Patrick Barkham
Read the introduction of our wonderful Book of the Month for April, Coastlines: The Story of Our Shore by Patrick Barkham. Continue reading Book of the Month – Coastlines by Patrick Barkham
Review: Slow Road to Brownsville
Our resident Americanophile, Gregor, reviews David Reynolds slow travels through the Old West. Continue reading Review: Slow Road to Brownsville
Reading the Wainwright Prize: Running Free
In the run up to the announcement of this year’s Wainwright Prize winner, we’re sharing extracts from each of the shortlisted books – here’s the last of our extracts Running Free: A Runner’s Journey Back to Nature, by Richard Askwith. Continue reading Reading the Wainwright Prize: Running Free