News | James Lockhart

Publication day for New Ruins

Posted on 08/10/26

Congratulations to Alastair Bonnett whose brilliant new book, New Ruins: The Story of the World in Twenty-One Abandoned and Collapsing Places is published today by Quarto.

Paperback cover reveal for The Waterlands

Posted on 02/10/26

The paperback edition of Stephen Rutt’s book, The Waterlands will be published by Elliott & Thompson on 11th March 2027.

Lifelines selected as a Waterstones’ Non-Fiction Paperback of the Year

Posted on 28/09/26

Congratulations to Julian Hoffman whose book Lifelines has been selected as a Waterstones’ Non-Fiction Paperback of the Year for 2026.

The Waterlands shortlisted for the World of Books Sustainable Story Award

Posted on 25/09/26

Congratulations to Stephen Rutt whose book The Waterlands has been shortlisted for the World of Books Sustainable Story Award 2026.

Cover reveal for Amy Liptrot’s new book The Tangles

Posted on 08/09/26

Amy Liptrot’s stunning new book, The Tangles will be published by Canongate on 11th February 2027.

Cover reveal for Chantal Lyons’s new book

Posted on 08/09/26

Chantal Lyons’s brilliant new book Once There Were Giants: The Past, Present and Future of Megafauna will be published by Profile on 1st April 2027.

Lifelines reviewed in Wall Street Journal

Posted on 14/08/26

A stunning review for Julian Hoffman’s Lifelines in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal: ‘—as if a modern Thoreau had arrived in the Balkans, eyes open, and begun to write a book of unusual beauty.’

The Waterlands longlisted for the Wainwright Nature Writing Prize

Posted on 15/07/26

Many congratulations to Stephen Rutt whose book The Waterlands has been longlisted for the 2026 Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing.

Lifelines selected as Waterstones’ Non-Fiction Book of the Month

Posted on 02/07/26

Congratulations to Julian Hoffman whose book Lifelines has been selected as the Waterstones’ Non-Fiction Book of the Month for July, with the paperback edition published today by Elliott & Thompson